Trump Gives Iran One Week for Deal as IDF Strikes Hezbollah Target in Beirut
President Trump said Iran has one week to reach an agreement with the United States and will surrender its enriched uranium. The Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a Hezbollah commander in Beirut, the first such attack on the capital in weeks. A temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran remains in effect following earlier military operations.
Alisdare Hickson from Canterbury, United Kingdom / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)President Trump has given Iran one week to reach a deal with the United States, according to reports on negotiations to end the conflict. Iran is reviewing a US proposal and will surrender its enriched uranium, Trump said. The developments come as military actions continue in the region.
The US had advanced knowledge of the strike but there was not a request for a green light, a source told The Jerusalem Post. Smoke was reported rising from the southern suburbs of the city. The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital for treatment and their families were notified.
The incident occurred as IDF troops continue operations in the area.
The action took place as the vessel moved from the Gulf of Oman. Saudi Arabia denied the US access to its airspace and pressured the Trump administration to pause Project Freedom during the earlier Operation Epic Fury against Iran and before the current temporary ceasefire, a report stated. Saudi Arabia had previously allowed the US to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase.
Israel-Lebanon talks is scheduled to take place in the US next week. Separate reports indicated that US and Iranian officials are nearing a deal that would see Tehran give away its enriched uranium. Executed Iranian prisoners provided details of abuse and torture to The Jerusalem Post before their deaths.
Yaghoub Karimpour, 43, and Nasser Bakerzadeh, 26, were hanged on May 3 in Orumiyeh Central Prison. Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, 28, was executed the following day at the same facility. The image was posted to social media from the village of Debel within the past day.
Israeli officials stated there is full coordination with the US on regional developments.
US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28 with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change in Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker and Iran's defense minister along with several IRGC generals were also killed.
Iran responded with missile attacks across the Middle East targeting Gulf nations and US military bases. Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed in Israel with at least 7,693 others injured from ballistic missile attacks since February 28.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the next day.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
5 events- May 7, 2026
IDF soldier severely injured by explosive drone in southern Lebanon.
1 source@Jerusalem_Post - May 6, 2026
IDF conducted airstrike on Hezbollah commander in Beirut.
1 source@Jerusalem_Post - May 7, 2026
US Navy struck Iranian-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz.
1 source@Jerusalem_Post - May 3-4, 2026
Three Iranian prisoners executed in Orumiyeh after reporting abuse.
1 source@Jerusalem_Post - April 8, 2026
US-Iran ceasefire took effect following April 7 announcement.
1 source@Jerusalem_Post
Potential Impact
- 01
Casualties from the drone attack add to the total of 12 IDF soldiers killed since late February.
- 02
US naval action in the Strait of Hormuz may disrupt oil tanker movements in the region.
- 03
Negotiations may lead to Iran transferring enriched uranium to the United States.
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