Iran live updates: UAE says it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire,initial U.S.-Iran talksin Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

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May 5, 3:04 AMUS, UAE should be wary of 'quagmire,' Araghchi says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post to X on Monday that there can be "no military solution to a political crisis" in the Strait of Hormuz."As talks are making progress with Pakistan's gracious effort, the U.S. should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers. So should the UAE," Araghchi wrote."Project Freedom is Project Deadlock," the foreign minister said, referring to the U.S. military mission to escort stranded shipping out of the strategic waterway that began on Monday.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

May 5, 2:53 AMMBS condemns Iranian attacks on UAE

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- colloquially known as MBS -- spoke with United Arab Emirates counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday after the UAE reported fresh Iranian drone and missile attacks, according to a readout from the Saudi Foreign Ministry.MBS "expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the unjustified Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates," the readout said. "He reaffirmed the Kingdom's support for the UAE in its defense of its security and stability."-ABC News' Will Gretsky

May 4, 4:59 PMUS mission to the UAE warns of 'potential aerial threats'

The U.S. mission to the United Arab Emirates issued a security alert moments ago advising Americans in the country of "potential aerial threats."This marks the first notice from the embassy since the country's government issued warnings about incoming attacks from Iran more than five hours ago."On May 4, 2026, the UAE Ministry of Interior issued several public alerts via mobile phone that warned of potential aerial threats," the alert from the U.S. embassy reads. "The U.S. Mission to the UAE is monitoring the situation and urges Americans to please follow instructions from UAE authorities and be prepared to take shelter if instructed."The alert makes no mention of Iran or the specifics of those aerial threats.-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

May 4, 4:14 PMIran's Foreign Ministry: 'We had to defend ourselves'

Following strikes on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told the Gulf states that Iran has "no animosity" toward them but "had to defend" itself."We feel no animosity towards any countries in the region. The only reason we have to target their territories is simply because we had to defend ourselves against an act of aggression by the United States and Israel," Baghaei said in an interview on Iranian state TV."Now it's an open secret that the United States used its military bases, its military assets and used the logistical support provided by some of these countries to further their act of aggression against Iran," he continued. "So under international law, these countries are regarded as accomplices, as complicit in this act of aggression."

May 4, 3:54 PMUAE says it 'engaged' with 15 Iranian missiles

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The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems engaged with 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones launched from Iran on Monday.The attacks resulted in three moderate injuries, the country's Ministry of Defense said, adding that it "remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats and will firmly confront anything that aims to undermine the security of the country."

May 4, 3:20 PMTrump says Iran attacks 'not heavy firing,' stops short of saying ceasefire was violated

President Donald Trump stopped short of saying the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has been violated, following reports of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and on oil infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates."[It was] not heavy firing," Trump said in a phone call with ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl when asked if the ceasefire had been violated. "We'll let you know. Ships are moving. You know, we moved quite a few last night -- big ones. There was no firing. I guess there has been some recently. I'm looking into it."

Over the past several hours, Iran fired on a South Korean ship near the Strait of Hormuz and fired missiles and drones on the UAE. And, according to U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces fired on six Iranian fast boats and intercepted several Iranian missiles and drones.Trump told ABC News that Iran "better hope [the ceasefire] remains in effect. The best thing that can happen to them is that we keep it in effect."And what happens if the ceasefire is broken?"I'll let you know, like I'll let everyone else know," he said. "We just heard about this, and we'll find out about it. What should happen is South Korea should get involved. It was a South Korean ship that got hit. And I would think, if you have a ship that's hit, you should immediately send some people."Asked about the attacks on the UAE, Trump said the missiles and drones were "shot down for the most part.""One got through. Not huge damage," he said.On what this all means about the prospects for ending the war, Trump said, "We have it under control. One way or the other, we win. And you know why, Jon? I always win. You found that out a long time ago."

May 4, 2:08 PMUAE says it reserves 'legitimate right' to respond to Iranian attacks

The United Arab Emirates' foreign affairs ministry said it "reserves its full and legitimate right to respond to" Iranian missile and drone attacks, which it said targeted civilian sites and facilities.The ministry called Monday's attacks, which mark the first time any Gulf country has come under significant attack by Iran since the ceasefire took hold in early April, a "dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression."The White House did not immediately respond to ABC News when asked about the attacks on the UAE and what they mean for the ceasefire.When asked about the attacks during an update on "Project Freedom," Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters that he would "refer to the UAE on that.""That's really a matter under their national jurisdiction and not part of our project operation," he said.

May 4, 1:58 PMTrump says Iran violated 'Project Freedom' by hitting South Korean ship

President Donald Trump said that Iran is "taking shots" at ships from countries not involved with the U.S.-Iran conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, in violation of "Project Freedom.""Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship," Trump posted on his social media platform."Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait," he added.-ABC News' Isabella Murray

May 4, 1:39 PM6 Iranian boats eliminated during 'Project Freedom': CENTCOM

The U.S. took out six small Iranian boats that were "threatening commercial shipping" on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters during an update on "Project Freedom."Cooper said that over the past 12 hours, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been launching missiles, drones and small boats toward ships the U.S. was protecting in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the U.S. "defeated each and every one of those threats" through defensive munitions. AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and others were used to "eliminate" the boats, he said.No U.S. military ships have been struck, Cooper said.

May 4, 12:25 PMUAE says it's intercepting Iranian missiles, drones

The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defensesaidit is "currently engaging" with air attacks from Iran, and that its air defense systems were intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

This marks the first time the UAE, or any Gulf country, has come under significant attack by Iran since the ceasefire took hold in early April.Multiple flights headed to the UAE are now diverting to Muscat, Oman, amid reports of drone and missile attacks, according to Flightradar24 data.Amid the reports, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center alsosaida cargo ship was on fire off the coast of the UAE. The cause of the fire was not yet confirmed.

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Lucas Herbert with a 64 leads LIV Golf Virginia. Rahm and DeChambeau are 5 behind

STERLING, Va. (AP) — Lucas Herbert had seven birdies to go along with an eagle, leading to an 8-under 64 at Trump National and a two-shot lead in LIV Golf Virginia on Thursday.

The 57 players were back to golf after weeks of questions about their future funding with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia announcing the financial support stops after this year.

Marc Leishman of Australia, who lives in Virginia, shot a 66 and was tied for second along with Tyrrell Hatton, Sergio Garcia and Sebastian Munoz.

Herbert was feeling sick earlier in the week and only played nine holes on a course he had never seen. He figures that might have helped him not trying anything bold, instead listening to his caddie and trying to follow directions.

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He had not seen the front nine, where he made his eagle and ran off three straight birdies.

Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, each with two wins this year on LIV Golf, each shot 69 and were five shots behind.

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Lucas Herbert with a 64 leads LIV Golf Virginia. Rahm and DeChambeau are 5 behind

STERLING, Va. (AP) — Lucas Herbert had seven birdies to go along with an eagle, leading to an 8-under 64 at Trump National and a two-sh...

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Bears sometimes den in unusual places in Pa., what to know about bears

Pennsylvania’s black bear biologist shares some of the unique places bears have denned this winter and explains what homeowners and hunters should expect this year with bear movements.

Brandon Snavely, theGame Commission’s black bear biologist, has been checking on the health of wild bears across the state including during the winter denning season.

“One interesting thing we did see was different den types through the state of Pennsylvania,” Snavely said. “One rare den type that we have in the state here is a tree den. It’s essentially a hollow tree. A lot of times it’s a hollow limb that could be 20, 30, 40 feet up in the air where bears will go in there,” he said. “We saw several of those down in the southcentral part of the state."

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Dens high in the trees are avoided by the researchers for safety reasons for both the bears and the humans. A bear that’s partially anesthetized could fall out of the tree.

“If we can’t actively get to the bear just to maintain the vitals and do everything for a proper work-up, we won’t touch that,” he said.

They found bears denning in brush piles in timber cuts, rocky areas, holes in the ground, and the root area where a tree fell over. In the northcentral part of the state, he said many of the bears just nested on the ground. “It looks like a big bird nest on the ground,” he said.

His team is working on a five-year statewide bear survival project through 2029 for males and females. With radio-collars, they are able to track their movements and survival. He said they are looking at “what’s influencing their survival and what hunting seasons are most effective in different parts of the state.”

In February, they checked on females that have year-old cubs and placed temporary collars on 13 young bears.

“It’s no easy feat. Most times for yearling dens, they are a lot more active than a pregnant female is in a den. So, they’re much more aware of what’s going on,” he said. The collars can tear off if the bear grows too much.

They also checked on about 35 adult females that had cubs that were just born this winter. The mothers had between one and five cubs. “For bears in Pa., it’s roughly about three cubs per litter,” he said.

The cubs are checked for overall health and given metal ear tags to help researchers in the future if the bear is either trapped or taken by a hunter.

Black bear population in Pennsylvania

The agency estimates there are about 19,000 bears living across Pennsylvania. “It’s roughly what last year was,” he said.

When it comes to managing bears in Pennsylvania, he said the population is at a good number. “I’m sure there are areas in the state where there could be a little bit more and alternatively, there could be a little bit less with some conflicts of things,” he said.

Bears and people

In late spring and summer, bears are on the move and are often spotted in residential areas. The yearly cubs move away from their mothers in May to find their own territory and the adult females go into heat in mid-summer. “The July 4thholiday is what we refer to as the peak breeding season in the state here,” he said about bears.

“You have all these young bears that have been kicked out and are looking for easy food sources,” he said.

Homeowners are reminded not to have garbage cans or bird feeders out that may attract a hungry bruin. Bears are also attracted to the grease in barbecues and pet food that may be left outside.

“As soon as that food is no longer an option, the bears are moving on,” Snavely said.

They are most active at dawn and dusk, but some bears become habituated to people and are active at any time. “They are losing their fear of people,” he said.

Pennsylvania's 2025 bear harvest

“Last year’s harvest was slightly above two years ago. When we look at it, it’s 23rdall time. It’s 2,890 bears in all of the hunting seasons for bear last year,” he said.

The numbers are slightly down from the peak in 2020, but he said harvests are still higher than in the past.

“If we go back to 1980, there was 921 bears shot across all bear hunting seasons. So now when we were down a little bit below 3,000, some people thought we weren’t shooting enough,” he said. “Everything’s pretty stable. When we looked at the statewide population size and it seems like it’s been pretty stable for the last couple years as far as harvest and population."

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The harvests were also lower because October hunting seasons, including archery seasons, were shortened.

“Part of that was to put more emphasis back on the rifle season. Some people were clamoring for that, but that’s where all of the main tradition of Pa. bear hunting came from is in that rifle season,” he said.

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The heaviest bear of last year was a 717-pound bear harvested by Nate Miller during the rifle season in Moraine State Park in Butler County.

Miller didn’t realize how large the bear really was until he walked up on it. Even then, he didn’t expect it to be the heaviest bear of the year so far. When he was making the initial phone calls, his friends wanted him to guess the weight and he said he estimated from his experience that it may weigh 300 pounds.  “I’m not sure, I don’t know if I was in shock or what,” he said for a Nov. 24 story in this publication.

With the help of his family and friends and four people from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources who work at the park and provided a Gator ATV, they were able to retrieve the massive beast.

While many may have been surprised that a bear that size was living in a state park, Snavely said it’s not that unusual.

“There are big ones all across the state. I’ve seen plenty of big ones in state parks and state forests and everywhere in between,” he said.

This year appears to be no different as the PGC has already trapped some large bears in 2026 that will gain weight over summer and early fall. “We’ve trapped a couple bears this spring that have been right around 500 pounds coming off den season,” he said. “They are definitely setting up to be very large ones come fall there,” he said.

With bears sleeping most of the winter, they are at their lightest weight in the spring.

“When we catch them in the middle of the summer, the rule of thumb is they can put on 50% over the weight they currently are. So, in that case, a 200-pound bear come harvest season could be about a 300-pound bear. So, when we have something that we caught that was 484 pounds, that’s going to be a giant,” he said. The bear was found in northeastern Pennsylvania during an ongoing research project.

Bear hunting in 2026

For hunters this fall, he said they should expect opportunities like they’ve had in the past.

“I think everything is going to be the same as what it’s been for the last couple of years,” he said.

With the seasons, he said the board of commissioners added Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 3C and 3D in northeastern Pennsylvania for longer archery seasons.

“That’s definitely an opportunity for people deer hunting or bear hunting doing a concurrent season in that area,” he said.

The archery season for those two WMUs and 5B in southeastern Pennsylvania is Oct. 3 to Nov. 20, the same time frame as archery deer season. For most of the state, archery bear season is only Oct. 17-25.

Hunters are required to purchase a bear license at a cost of $16.97 for residents, in addition to a general hunting license, which costs $20.97 for residents.

In the 2025-26 hunting year, the agency sold 199,108 bear hunting licenses which is roughly a quarter of all Pennsylvania hunters. With almost 3,000 bears harvested last year, it means less than 2% of hunters actually got a bear.

2026 black bear hunting seasons

For 2026, the hunting seasons are basically the same as last year with a few modifications.

For black bears, in Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 3C and 3D in northeastern Pennsylvania, a longer archery bear season (overlapping with the entire first segment of the archery deer season) is approved to increase harvest in response to bear-human conflicts in these areas.

This year’s seasons include the following dates and hunters can only get one bear each license year:

• Archery (WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D): Sept. 19-Nov. 27.

• Archery (WMUs 3C, 3D and 5B): Oct. 3-Nov. 20.

• Archery (WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 5A): Oct. 17-25.

• Muzzleloader (statewide): Oct. 22-25.

• Firearms (statewide): Oct. 22-25, Junior and Senior License Holders, Mentored Permit Holders, Disabled Person Permit (to use a vehicle) Holders, and Pennsylvania residents serving on active duty in U.S. Armed Services or in the U.S. Coast Guard only. Also included are persons who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in the year of the application for a license.

• Firearms (statewide): Nov. 21-24.

• Extended firearms (WMUs 2B, 5B, 5C and 5D): Nov. 28-Dec. 13

• Extended firearms (WMUs 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4C, 4E and 5A): Nov. 28-Dec. 6.

Brian Whipkey is the outdoors columnist for USA TODAY Network sites in Pennsylvania. Contact him atbwhipkey@usatodayco.comand sign up for our weekly Go Outdoors PA newsletter email on this website's homepage under your login name. Follow him on Facebook@whipkeyoutdoors.

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Who has boys lacrosse's hardest schedule, Mamaroneck or Iona Prep? Presented by White Plains Hospital

Show of hands, who here would’ve paid to watch Iona Prep and Mamaroneck go head-to-head this season?

This certainly would’ve been the year to set that one up.

Mamaroneck is the best team in Section 1 right now. Iona Prep is the best CHSAA team not currently in the national rankings. The schools are less than four miles apart. Both programs got an honorable mention shoutout in the latestUSA LacrosseHigh School Boys' National Top 25 ranking. Both programs are likely to again have multiple players on the 2026 USA Lacrosse All-American list.

They cross paths in winter league.

This week's top 10:Mamaroneck slides back into No. 1 in lohud Boys Lacrosse Rankings

But we can only imagine what might've been. Iona Prep did lobby Mamaroneck for a game. It’s something the Gaels do yearly, but the Tigers declined, noting their schedule was full. It would've been great to put them under the lights for one night and maybe ask the fans to donate a couple of bucks at the gate in support of a local charity.

Both schools routinely face some of the best talent around.

It’s a privilege that comes with piling up wins and championships year after year. At the end of the season we can debate who deserves to finish atop the lohud Boys Lacrosse Power Rankings, but right now, just for kicks, we can go back and forth about who’s playing the most difficult schedule. The poll is presented by White Plains Hospital.

Here’s the breakdown:

Mamaroneck

Marquee games

Manhasset; Massapequa; New Canaan (Conn.); Darien (Conn.).

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Half Hollow Hills; Greenwich (Conn.); Shenendehowa

Section 1 opponents

Lakeland/Panas; Greeley; Bronxville; Somers; Suffern; Rye; Scarsdale; Yorktown; North Rockland.

Iona Prep

Marquee games

Don Bosco Prep (N.J.); Fairfield Prep (Conn.); St. Anthony’s; New Canaan (Conn.); Chaminade; Salesianum (Del.); Seton Hall Prep (N.J.).

CBA-New Jersey; Wilton, Conn.; St. Joseph’s (Conn.); Glastonbury (Conn.); Bergen Catholic (N.J.); Bronxville; Fairfield Ludlowe (Conn.).

CHSAA opponents

Stepinac; Fordham Prep; Cardinal Hayes; Kellenberg Memorial.

Mike Dougherty covers boys lacrosse for The Journal News/lohud.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News:Who has the hardest boys lacrosse schedule, Iona Prep or Mamaroneck?

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US adds officer-assault charge against suspect in Trump assassination attempt

By Andrew Goudsward

FILE PHOTO: Court hearing for WHCA dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen, in Washington

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department added a charge of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon to the case against ‌the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House ‌Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton last month.

The new charge, which formally accuses the suspect, Cole Allen, of firing ​at a U.S. Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint, is part of a new four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Washington. The other three counts are charges Allen previously faced including attempted assassination, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and illegal transportation of ‌a firearm and ammunition across state ⁠lines.

Prosecutors allege that Allen, 31, of California, was armed with a shotgun and a pistol when he sprinted past security in an attempt to assassinate ⁠Trump and other U.S. officials on April 25. Allen has not yet entered a plea on the charges.

The indictment follows confusion over whether the suspect shot the Secret Service agent as the gunman ​allegedly ran ​toward the ballroom, where Trump and senior members ​of his administration were dining with ‌roughly 2,500 journalists, politicians and others. Trump administration officials initially said Allen had fired and the agent was spared serious injury by his ballistic vest.

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But the initial set of charges against Allen did not accuse him of shooting the agent, nor was it mentioned in a court document prosecutors filed on April 29 seeking Allen's detention.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor ‌in Washington leading the investigation, released surveillance video on ​Thursday that she said showed Allen firing the shotgun at ​the agent, who then returned fire. ​Pirro told CNN in an interview on Sunday that a pellet that ‌came from Allen's shotgun recovered at the ​scene was intertwined with fibers ​from the vest of the agent.

The four-page indictment accuses Allen of using a "deadly and dangerous weapon" to "forcibly assault, intimidate and interfere" with the U.S. Secret Service agent while ​he was engaged in his ‌official responsibilities.

Allen fell down and was subdued by law enforcement before he reached the ​ballroom, authorities have said. No one else was injured.

(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward, Editing ​by Franklin Paul, David Gregorio and Daniel Wallis)

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