With the Middle East at war, 29 Democrats say Washington can no longer justify staying silent about Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal.

Pezeshkian, cut out of the decision to strike the UAE with missiles and drones, sought an emergency meeting with the Supreme Leader's son to halt further attacks on Gulf states.

Administration officials told The Wall Street Journal that the president had struggled for days with conflicting impulses over how to deal with Iran. People close to him said they believed Trump would carry out a major strike inside Iran.

The Victory Day parade scheduled for this weekend has been scaled back over fears of a drone attack. Oil depots are burning at an unprecedented rate. Problems are piling up on the front, while on the home front, citizens are no longer afraid to criticize him openly. The skies are darkening over the Russian president, who appears to be losing his grip while also stepping up his security.

US and Gulf states are advancing a new draft resolution after a Russian-Chinese veto. The proposal focuses on Iranian actions to disrupt freedom of navigation and lay mines in the critical waterway. The issue is being presented as a threat to global trade and as a basis for possible enforcement measures.