articles 9 may

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Iran's Guards threaten US Mideast sites as Trump awaits Tehran response 
https://www.spacewar.com/afp/260509233233.icrmjhwj.html

IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if oil tankers come under fire
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-10-2026/

IRGC says missiles and drones locked on US targets, awaiting order to fi
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202605087268#202605099674

U.S. Navy Disables Two More Iranian Oil Tankers During Gulf of Oman Blockade Operations
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Navy-Disables-Two-More-Iranian-Oil-Tankers-During-Gulf-of-Oman-Blockade-Operations/

US Navy launches first F/A-18 strafing attacks against Iranian tankers in Gulf of Oman.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/us-navy-launches-first-f-a-18-strafing-attacks-against-iranian-tankers-in-gulf-of-oman

Leaked GRU Document Shows Russia Proposed Supplying Iran with 5,000 Fiber-Optic Drones and Training for Potential Use Against U.S. Forces
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Leaked-GRU-Document-Shows-Russia-Proposed-Supplying-Iran-with-5000-Fiber-Optic-Drones-and-Training-for-Potential-Use-Against-US-Forces/

Satellite Imagery Confirms Russian Supply of Ballistic Missile Components to Iran Through Caspian Sea Route
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Satellite-Imagery-Confirms-Russian-Supply-of-Ballistic-Missile-Components-to-Iran-Through-Caspian-Sea-Route/

Nuclear holocaust threat just another day in Trump World
US leader says Iran will become ‘one big glow’ if it doesn’t sign a peace agreement, the latest of his off-the-cuff nuclear threats 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/nuclear-holocaust-threat-just-another-day-in-trump-world/

Iran sets rules for the use of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz 
https://en.topwar.ru/282443-iran-ustanovil-pravila-polzovanija-podvodnymi-kabeljami-v-ormuzskom-prolive.html

Trump Congratulates Incoming Iraqi Leader, Who Moves To Disarm Pro-Iran Militias
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-congratulates-incoming-iraq-leader-who-moves-disarm-pro-iran-militias

'IRAN WILL NOT SURRENDER' – TRUMP STUCK IN A LOSING WAR WITH NO OFF-RAMP | Prof. John Mearsheimer
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/iran-china-trump-war-john-mearsheimer

US, Iran No Closer to Ending War
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5271198-us-iran-no-closer-ending-war

The Gulf Separating the US and Iran is Too Wide to Bridge
https://sonar21.com/the-gulf-separating-the-us-and-iran-is-too-wide-to-bridge/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Israel is taking out the last remaining residential towers in Gaza to make it impossible for the remaining Palestinians to live there and turning them into refugees.
https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/2052930181959213173

The UK Police Chief read a statement directly from the Zionist lobby. He falsely blamed millions of peaceful pro-Palestine protesters for a random stabbing.
The establishment is criminalizing innocent citizens!
https://x.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2052924837870391717

Lebanon says farmland area roughly size of Chicago destroyed in Israeli offensive 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/agriculture/lebanon-says-farmland-area-roughly-size-of-chicago-destroyed-in-israeli-offensive/1830137

Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Killed at Least 22
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/05/09/israeli-strikes-across-lebanon-killed-at-least-22/

Israel army issues evacuation warning for nine south Lebanon villages 
https://www.spacewar.com/afp/260509063302.pxbqy06b.html

Hezbollah released footage of an FPV drone hitting another Israeli tank. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282447-hizballa-pokazala-kadry-porazhenija-fpv-dronom-ocherednogo-izrailskogo-tanka.html

Israel committed 'brutal violations' against activists of aid flotilla: Int'l Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-committed-brutal-violations-against-activists-of-aid-flotilla-intl-committee-to-break-the-siege-on-gaza/3932133

Israel is enabling a possible plague in Gaza – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-is-enabling-a-possible-plague-in-gaza-daily-update/

WSJ: Israel built a secret military base in the Iraqi desert
https://avia-pro.net/news/wsj-izrail-postroil-v-pustyne-iraka-taynuyu-voennuyu-bazu

‘Little Sparta’: Why The UAE Attacked Iran for Israel’s Sake – Analysis
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/little-sparta-why-the-uae-attacked-iran-for-israels-sake-analysis/

Gaza Flotilla Activists Expected to Be Deported after Illegal Israeli Detention
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-flotilla-activists-expected-to-be-deported-after-illegal-israeli-detention/

Ben Gvir branded 'hangman of the century' over push for Palestinian executions
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-gvir-branded-hangman-century-over-push-palestinian-executions

Israeli army chief recommends commander who destroyed Gaza university for senior role
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-chief-recommends-commander-who-destroyed-gaza-university-senior-role

Soldiers who shot hostages had orders to shoot all men on-sight - repor
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-895632

Israeli occupation allocates one billion shekels for colonial bypass roads in West Bank $US 344.6 Million)
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/170258?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

World must hear Russia’s warning to Zelensky, understand importance of moment — MFA 
https://tass.com/politics/2128779

Ukraine's Tryzub laser weapon enters final testing stage to destroy Russian Shahed drones.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/ukraines-tryzub-laser-weapon-enters-final-testing-stage-to-destroy-russian-shahed-drones

Unconquered Leningrad: Fireworks display in St. Petersburg on May 9th 
https://en.topwar.ru/282450-nepokorennyj-leningrad-v-sankt-peterburge-otgremel-saljut-9-maja.html

"Not Coming Back": Men in Ukraine Will Be Banned from Leaving the Country 
https://en.topwar.ru/282432-ne-vozvraschajutsja-na-ukraine-zabronirovannym-muzhchinam-zapretjat-pokidat-stranu.html

Putin says Russian soldiers confronting ‘aggressive force’ armed, supported by NATO
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/putin-says-russian-soldiers-confronting-aggressive-force-armed-supported-by-nato/3932224

Ukraine launched dozens of drones toward Russia.
https://avia-pro.net/news/ukraina-zapustila-v-storonu-rossii-desyatki-dronov

There were no attempts to disrupt Victory Day celebrations today.
https://avia-pro.net/news/popytok-sryva-prazdnovaniya-dnya-pobedy-segodnya-ne-bylo

Doctorow Provides a Solid Record of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict Initiated by Washington’s Neoconservatives
https://paulcraigroberts.org/doctorow-provides-a-solid-record-of-the-ukraine-russia-conflict-initiated-by-washingtons-neoconservatives/

Pushilin: Ukrainians are not yet ready for an uprising against the Kyiv regime
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/pushilin-ukraincy-poka-ne-gotovy-k-vosstaniyu-protiv-kievskogo-rezhima

Russian air defense forces shot down 44 UAVs in four hours
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8652704



NATIONAL  2

The Rise of the Thielverse & the Surveillance State (w/ Whitney Webb) | The Chris Hedges Report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um-TVmzzK_g

"Exponentially Deteriorating": Baltimore's Lawlessness Spreads Into Suburbs As Democrats Lose Control 
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/exponentially-deteriorating-baltimores-lawlessness-spreads-suburbs-democrats-lose-control

Gavin Newsom Launches ‘Free Diapers’ Program That Has a Curious Connection to His Wife’s Pet Project (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/gavin-newsom-launches-free-diapers-program-that-has/

Female Athletes Slam Gavin Newsom Over California Trans Athlete Controversy
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/female-athletes-slam-gavin-newsom-california-trans-athlete/

LGBT Antifa Activist Arrested for Child Sex Crimes
https://moonbattery.com/lgbt-antifa-activist-arrested-for-child-sex-crimes/

HELL FREEZES OVER: CBS News ‘Fact Checks’ L.A. Mayor Karen Bass From Debate, Says Spencer Pratt Was Right
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/hell-freezes-over-cbs-news-fact-checks

Here’s the Full Spencer Pratt Interview CBS Dropped After Originally Cherrypicking It for Karen Bass 
https://rumble.com/v79mutc-heres-the-full-spencer-pratt-interview-cbs-dropped-after-originally-cherryp.html?mref=1htl22&mc=e16nv

We’ll soon learn a lot more about LA leaders’ actions in the Palisades Fire
https://san.com/cc/well-soon-learn-a-lot-more-about-la-leaders-actions-in-the-palisades-fire/

The Most Direct Social Engineering Propaganda You’ll EVER See
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/the-most-direct-social-engineering



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

"Put on a mask": A new wave of information about hantavirus is sweeping the world. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282431-masochku-nadente-mir-nakryvaet-novaja-informacionnaja-volna-po-hantavirusu.html

Malaria's hidden toll on children: Why survivors may struggle in school years later
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-malaria-hidden-toll-children-survivors.html

What is hantavirus, the rare disease linked to cruise ship deaths?
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/vg/video-gallery/what-is-hantavirus-the-rare-disease-linked-to-cruise-ship-deaths/148821

Over 100 Passengers and Crew Stricken with Highly Contagious Norovirus on Caribbean Princess Cruise Ship
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/100-passengers-crew-stricken-highly-contagious-norovirus-caribbean/

Doctors Warn That COVID-19 Can Trigger Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/doctors-warn-that-covid-19-can-trigger-acute-intermittent-porphyria

PSYOP-26 SCAMDEMIC EMERGENCY ALERT: Centers For Disease Crimes (CDC) Classifies Hantavirus Outbreak As A 'Level 3' Emergency
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/psyop-26-scamdemic-emergency-alert



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Get real: DeepWay delivered 8,020 electric semi trucks last year
https://electrek.co/2026/05/09/get-real-deepway-delivered-8020-electric-semi-trucks-last-year/

SEG Solar ramps up with a new 4 GW solar factory in Texas
https://electrek.co/2026/05/08/seg-solar-ramps-up-with-a-new-4-gw-solar-factory-in-texas/

Wall Street Keeps Testing AI Traders, But Most Are Still Underperforming
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wall-street-keeps-testing-ai-traders-most-are-still-underperforming

AI-powered electrocardiogram detects early signs of heart failure
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-ai-powered-electrocardiogram-early-heart.html

AI cuts wildlife tracking time from months to days
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ai-wildlife-tracking-months-days.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Buzz Aldrin’s ‘unusual’ sightings and photos from the moon landings. What we learned from the first batch of the UFO files
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ufo-files-sightings-nasa-moon-landing-photos-b2973322.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

Unmanned Solar Plane Crashes In Gulf Of Mexico
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=DB0EA01C-5637-4EF6-8C16-B0D3FE4A7866

Delta Employee Dies After Tug Vehicle Collides With Jet Bridge In Orlando
https://simpleflying.com/delta-employee-tug-collision-orlando-jet-bridge/

Frontier Airlines plane fatally strikes person during takeoff at Denver airport
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/frontier-airlines-plane-hits-pedestrian-denver

US Air Force to purchase 150 Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2031 to support F-35 and F-47 operations.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/us-air-force-to-purchase-150-collaborative-combat-aircraft-by-2031-to-support-f-35-and-f-47-operations

US spends $1.9 billion on Aegis Guam missile defense system to stop China's hypersonic attacks.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/us-spends-1-9-billion-on-aegis-guam-missile-defense-system-to-stop-chinas-hypersonic-attacks

North Korea Launches Mass Production of New Juche-107 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/North-Korea-Launches-Mass-Production-of-New-Juche-107-155mm-Self-Propelled-Howitzer/

Turkey Advances Blue Homeland Doctrine to Strengthen Maritime Influence from Aegean to Red Sea Region
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Turkey-Advances-Blue-Homeland-Doctrine-to-Strengthen-Maritime-Influence-from-Aegean-to-Red-Sea-Region/

U.S. Marine Corps Strengthens Arctic Readiness With “Campaign – Alaska”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/u-s-marine-corps-strengthens-arctic-readiness-campaign/

Drone Swarms Packed Into Unassuming Containers Sought By DARPA
https://www.twz.com/news-features/drone-swarms-packed-into-unassuming-containers-sought-by-darpa



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Mining Law Puts Argentina's Water Resources at Risk
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/mining-law-puts-argentinas-water-resources-at-risk

Why Argentina’s new glacier mining rules are sparking water security fears 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/climate-change/why-argentina-s-new-glacier-mining-rules-are-sparking-water-security-fears/1829843

Plastic waste spreads hazardous chemicals through seas, experts warn 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/pollution/plastic-waste-spreads-hazardous-chemicals-through-seas-experts-warn/1830128

Heavy Atlantic rain can block African aerosols from fertilizing Amazon, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-heavy-atlantic-block-african-aerosols.html

Scientists are testing which tree species combinations best support flourishing, biodiverse forests
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-planet-needs-prosperous-forests-these-scientists-are-planting-more-than-33000-trees-to-find-the-perfect-species-blends-180988618/

Scientists filmed a whale birth. The surprise: Mom had many helpers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/climate/sperm-whale-birth-assistance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.WzKp.IRd2KP6aYnwP&smid=url-share

‍Mama polar bear adopted a cub in the wild, shocking scientists. Now you can track their journey
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/rare-polar-bear-adoption-video

A powerful El Niño is set to reshape global weather in 2026
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-powerful-el-ni%C3%B1o-is-set-to-reshape-global-weather-in-2026/ar-AA22IxaX

Daily updated maps of currently erupting and restless volcanoes (go to interactive map)
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/daily-map-of-active-volcanoes.html



ECONOMY

U.S. Blocks 70 Iranian Oil Tankers in Largest Maritime Pressure Operation Against Tehran.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-blocks-70-iranian-oil-tankers-in-largest-maritime-pressure-operation-against-tehran

MarineTraffic: Not a single commercial vessel passed through Hormuz in 24 hours 
https://en.topwar.ru/282436-marinetraffic-za-sutki-cherez-ormuz-ne-proshel-ni-odin-kommercheskij-korabl.html

From Civilian To Military Economy: This Is What A Declining Empire's Economy Looks Like
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/civilian-military-economy-what-declining-empires-economy-looks

Caught On Tape: California Billionaire Tax Architect Admits Wealth Confiscation Could Go Even Further
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/caught-tape-california-billionaire-tax-architect-admits-wealth-confiscation-could-go-even

Group indicted for insider trading allegedly used ‘going to Israel’ as code for illegal sales
The 30 defendants are “accused of scoring significant profits from expected market moves and making out like bandits,” the FBI said.
https://israelpalestinenews.org/insider-trading-jews/

US Spent $72 Billion in First 60 Day of Iran War, for What Gain?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/us-spent-72-billion-in-first-60-day-of-iran-war-for-what-gain/

American homes need heat pumps, not space heaters 
https://grist.org/buildings/american-homes-need-heat-pumps-not-space-heaters/



EU - UK - CANADA

Germany plans ban on disposable e-cigarettes 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/pollution/germany-plans-ban-on-disposable-e-cigarettes/1830152

The EU is commenting on the Russian President's remarks that the Joint Military Operation is nearing completion. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282449-v-es-kommentirujut-slova-prezidenta-rf-o-tom-chto-svo-idet-k-zaversheniju.html

Poland's former prime minister mocked Zelensky for his decree on the Victory Day parade in Moscow. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282448-jeks-premer-polshi-vysmejal-zelenskogo-za-ukaz-o-parade-pobedy-v-moskve.html

Fuel shortage: Tens of millions of Germans will suffer due to flight cancellations 
https://en.topwar.ru/282442-toplivnyj-deficit-desjatki-millionov-nemcev-postradajut-iz-za-otmeny-aviarejsov.html

Having officially become Hungary's Prime Minister, Magyar promised a change in the system of governance. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282439-oficialno-stavshij-premerom-vengrii-madjar-poobeschal-smenu-sistemy-upravlenija.html

Starmer's party suffered a disastrous defeat in the UK elections. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282437-partija-starmera-poterpela-katastroficheskoe-porazhenie-na-vyborah-v-velikobritanii.html

Spain’s Socialist Government Is Sacrificing Its Own Police to Ruthless Drug Cartels — Another Officer Dead as Spain Becomes Europe’s Weak Link for Drugs and Illegal Migration
https://gatewayhispanic.com/2026/05/spains-socialist-government-is-sacrificing-its-own-police/

Anti-Israel Greens win 2 mayoralties, 5 councils in UK local elections; hard-right Reform is big winner
https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-greens-take-2-mayoralties-4-councils-in-uk-local-elections-hard-right-reform-is-big-winner/



CHINA - ASIA

US sanctions China, Hong Kong firms over Iran drone and missile supplies
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-treasury-sanctions-china-hong-kong-firms-over-iran-drone-missile-procurement-2909011-2026-05-09

Nepal issues record number of Everest climbing permits despite higher fees 
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/greenline/pollution/nepal-issues-record-number-of-everest-climbing-permits-despite-higher-fees/1830153

India mends ties with Turkey after year of tension over Pakistan
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/india-mends-ties-turkey-after-year-tension-over-pakistan

NYT: Xi Jinping no longer trusts his army generals 
https://en.topcor.ru/71119-nyt-si-czinpin-bolshe-ne-verit-generalam-svoej-armii.html

What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran wa
https://theiranpost.com/what-beijing-has-learned-about-the-u-s-from-the-iran-war/

Russia and China are Serious About Replacing the US as the Persian Gulf Power Brokers
https://sonar21.com/russia-and-china-are-serious-about-replacing-the-us-as-the-persian-gulf-power-brokers/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Colombian Journalist Found Dead After Armed Reporting
https://www.telesurenglish.net/colombian-journalist-found-dead/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

How conflict is driving measles outbreaks in the Middle East and North Africa
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2642979/middle-east