{"id":7877,"date":"2026-05-02T11:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7877"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:22:51","slug":"war-in-the-middle-east-latest-developments-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7877","title":{"rendered":"War in the Middle East: latest developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun  &#8211; Copyright AFP &#8211;<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest developments in the Middle East war:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 US Navy \u2018acting like pirates\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said the US Navy was acting \u201clike pirates\u201d as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2026 land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It\u2019s a very profitable business,\u201d Trump told a rally in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re like pirates,\u201d he added to cheers from the crowd. \u201cWe\u2019re sort of like pirates. But we\u2019re not playing games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Troop withdrawal \u2018expected\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from Germany had been expected and that Europe needed to do more to ensure its own security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat US troops are withdrawing from Europe and also from Germany was to be expected,\u201d Boris Pistorius said in a statement sent to AFP by his ministry. \u201cWe Europeans must take greater responsibility for our security,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>NATO\u2019s spokesperson said on Saturday: \u201cWe are working with the U.S. to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Renewed war \u2018likely\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the United States and Iran was \u201clikely\u201d, hours after Trump said he was \u201cnot satisfied\u201d with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military\u2019s central command, said \u201ca renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely\u201d, in quotes published by Iran\u2019s Fars news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence has shown that the United States is not committed to any promises or agreements,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 US to slash troops in Germany \u2013<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came after Trump threatened this week to remove troops from NATO ally Germany amid a row with its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, over the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Iran executions \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime,\u201d the judiciary\u2019s Mizan Online website said.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear when the two men were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Lebanon says 13 killed in strikes \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s health ministry said 13 people were killed Friday in Israeli strikes on the country\u2019s south, including in a town where Israel\u2019s army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>burs-ach\/jhb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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