Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Spokesperson for Iran's Central Military Command: "We have repeatedly stated that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in any situation, any safe passage is done with the coordination of the armed forces. We warn that any foreign armed forces, especially the invading American army, will be attacked if they intend to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz."

🇮🇱 - 21 individuals were detained for attempting to perform an animal sacrifice on the Temple Mount in honor of Second Passover past Friday, May 1st. The police later released them. The animal used in the attempted sacrifice was a baby goat, a ritual performed to honor the story of Passover in Egypt. Although animal sacrifice is prohibited on the Temple Mount, a large number of Jews have been attempting to do so.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The U.S. Navy will equip ships with information on safe passages through the Strait not threatened by Iranian mines." - Axios.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- BREAKING: UKMTO reports that an oil tanker, 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah, UAE, was struck by projectiles.

🇺🇸⚡️- "Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized and is in critical but stable condition." – Fox News

🇨🇦⚡️- Canada's official 2026 census begins tomorrow. The census is expected to record a continued rapid decline of the White % of the country's population.

🇦🇪⚡- The United Arab Emirates has left the ‌Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Project Freedom will not include escort by U.S. warships. Instead, it will be a coordination effort between insurance companies, countries, and shipping companies to move traffic. - WSJ citing a U.S. official.

🇸🇾⚡- Clashes erupted in the western As Suwaida region, southern Syria, after Israeli-backed Druze separatists attempted to march onto Syrian government positions.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Head of Iran's Parliament NSC Ebrahim Azizi: "⚠️ WARNING Any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire. The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's delusional posts! No one would believe Blame Game scenarios!"

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: President Trump announces “Project Freedom,” under which the United States will begin escorting ships out of the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday, May 4th. Trump says any interference will be met with force.

🇬🇧🇸🇪🇷🇺⚡- Earlier today, the Swedish Coast Guard boarded a Russian shadow vessel in Britain's territorial waters. The vessel is under US, UK, and EU sanctions, and was flying flagless.

🇪🇸🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: The plane carrying Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- IRGC-affiliated outlets claim that there are “initial actions” ongoing to lift the naval blockade, likely referring to the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports.

🇮🇷🇦🇪⚡️- The IRGC Navy has ordered vessels anchored at Mina Saqr and Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, to depart immediately towards Dubai or face consequences.

🇮🇷⚡- "UKMTO has received a report of an incident 11NM west of Sirik, Iran. The Master of a northbound bulk carrier has reported being attacked by multiple small craft. All crew reported safe and no environmental impact reported," - UKMTO.

🇺🇸🇻🇦⚡️- Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Vatican and meet with Pope Leo XIV. Rubio will be the first cabinet member to meet with Pope Leo since his meeting last year with JD Vance, and the first after Trump’s feud.

🇺🇸🇲🇦⚡️- A search and rescue is underway for two U.S. service members that went missing in southwestern Morocco following an annual military exercise. The incident took place at the Cap Draa Training Area near Tan Tan, a Moroccan city about 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.

🇮🇷⚡- An Iranian VLCC, HUGE, has evaded the US blockade, carrying 1.9 million barrels. The tanker likely used Pakistan's water-spaces to evade the blockade, and is currently moving through the Lombok Strait in Indonesia.