Iran Israel Updates Thurs April 30

- Report: Israel braces for Iran war to resume as early as next week, as Trump briefed on military options TOI

- Trump on Iran: They're either going to agree to no nuclear weapons or they're not, and if they're not, they're in big trouble—BIG—even bigger than they are right now.

- The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on its citizens to leave Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq immediately in light of recent developments in the region and also prohibits its citizens from visiting those countries

- An Israeli soldier was killed, and another was moderately wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning,The slain soldier was named Liem Ben Hamo hyd, 19, from Herzliya

- President Trump posted a picture changing the name of the Strait of Hormuz to the Strait of Trump

- Twelve IDF soldiers were wounded in Hezbollah’s drone attack on a military position near the northern border community of Shomera this morning. According to the IDF, two of the soldiers were moderately hurt, while the rest are in good condition.

The Hezbollah drone launched from Lebanon struck an armored cargo carrier, which caught fire. Several artillery shells in the area also exploded. The military is investigating whether the drone was guided by a fiber optic cable, which is immune to electronic jamming. Hezbollah has been using fiber optic

- President Trump is expected to receive a briefing on possible military action plans against Iran from the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, according to two sources familiar with the details - Axios

- Mojtaba Khamenei in a written message: “Today, two months after the start of the offensive campaign by the world's thugs in the region and America's shameful failure, a new chapter begins in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz”

- Bloomberg: The US Central Command requested to deploy the "Dark Eagle" hypersonic missile system in the Middle East, aiming to expand the capability to strike missile launchers that Iran has moved eastward beyond the range of other weapons. If the request is approved, this will be the first operational deployment of the advanced system

- Wall Street Journal: The US is trying to recruit countries for a new coalition to help secure ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz. The coalition's goal is to share information, coordinate diplomatically, and help enforce sanctions.

- Senior Hamas official abroad, Osama Hamdan: We informed the mediators that we refuse to move to the second phase of the agreement before the commitments of the first phase are fulfilled

-Iranian media outlets associated with the regime confirm that Pakistan, Iran's neighbor, has opened 6 land transport routes for trade. This somewhat undermines the blockade's effectiveness and gives Iranians a little breathing room. However, keep in mind that more than 90% of Iran's total exports are shipped by sea, so the impact of the Pakistani move is limited. The land crossings are not used for transporting oil. (Jewish warrior)