Iran Israel Updates Thurs May 28

-  Sec. Bessent: Nothing will be on the table until the Strait of Hormuz is open and the Iranians agree to hand over their enriched uranium and not develop a nuclear program.

"We are being patient. We do not have unlimited patience. Trump always prefers a peace deal. So everything we have done thus far has been defensive... But if President Trump doesn't think he can get a peace deal, then kinetic is back."

- Channels identified with the IRGC claim that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards attacked 4 US merchant ships after they tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian permission.

- US officials said that the 60-day MOU will stipulate that moving through the Strait of Hormuz will be "unrestricted." A US official said that this means no fees and no harassment, and that Iran will have to remove all mines from the strait within 30 days. The US naval blockade will also be lifted, but this will happen in proportion to the resumption of commercial sailing, according to the official

 - Iranian news agency Tasnim quotes a source close to the negotiation team: the document of the possible understanding agreement has not been finalized—and has not yet been approved

- The US and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding for a 60-day extension of the ceasefire and the launch of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has not yet given his final approval, US officials said. The Iranians passed the deal through their system to obtain all approvals and told the mediators they are ready to sign, the US officials said. -Axios

- An Israeli source: Iran's leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, did NOT approve the agreement, and therefore, Trump did not approve it either. The Parliament Speaker, Gahlibaf, and Foreign Minister, Araghchi, are not authorized, even if they accept the framework; the decision rests with the Supreme Leader. We do not know if any of the parties approved the agreement. The disputes still exist, at least according to the latest update Israel received.

- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threaten a “firm response” in the event of renewed attacks, after the United States carried out a strike in the country’s south this morning.

- IDF strikes Beirut in first attack on Lebanese capital in 3 weeks, after refraining at Trump’s request. 

IThe DF  eliminated Ali al-Husseini, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for the group's missile and rocket operations, in a targeted strike in the Beirut area

- CENTCOM: “At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz. All drones were successfully intercepted by U.S. forces which also prevented a sixth drone launch from an Iranian ground control site in Bandar Abbas.”

- Satellite imagery published on CNN: Iran has already cleared at least 50 access points to 18 missile sites and is gaining access to missile arsenals and launchers—using bulldozers and trucks to clear blocked entrances and allow access to the bases.

- jThe US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the new Iranian authority established to manage the Strait of Hormuz. The move signals to shipping vessels and Western companies that the US will not allow anyone to pay fees to Iran in exchange for passage through the strait