Eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, arrested in two separate anti-terror ops by Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.

Five detained across England for plotting to target a specific site, while three others held in London under national security laws.

Source:BBC

Netanyahu:

Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters.

Trump on China:

We've essentially cut off trade relationships by putting that much of a tariff on, and that's okay. We've gone cold turkey. That means we're not losing -- we lost a trillion dollars to China. A trillion dollars. That means we're not losing a trillion dollars.

Iranian authorities have detained two people in connection with the explosions in the port of Bandar Abbas, the state agency SNN reports.

Zelensky:

Ukraine is counting on 3 million shells this year, Putin should know this, but this does not mean that anyone wants a long war, we want to end it.

Israeli Chief of Staff:

We are issuing tens of thousands of call-up orders for reserve soldiers to expand the operation in Gaza.

Official White House account's May the 4th post.

Iran unveils Qassem Basir ballistic missile with a range of at least 1,200 kilometers.

According to the Iranian Defense Minister, the missile can penetrate the American THAAD system.

Israeli Air Force investigation results indicate that the US THAAD system missed the Yemeni missile.

Source: Kan News

Romanian hard-right candidate George Simion was ahead in a presidential election first round, followed by centrist candidate Crin Antonescu, according to an exit poll.

Source: Reuters

Houthis:

We announce a comprehensive air blockade on the Israeli enemy.

Houthis:

We will work to impose a siege by repeatedly targeting airports, especially Lod Airport, also known as Ben Gurion Airport.

Pakistan, amid growing escalation with India, will request a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the region at the beginning of the week.

George Simion wins first round of Romania presidential election, but is unlikely to get enough votes for majority in first round.

Simion and ruling coalition candidate Antonescu will advance to the second round of Romania's presidential elections.

Houthis:

Yemen will not accept the enemy's continued violation of Arab countries such as Syria and Lebanon.

Elon Musk:

It’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi…

If they could press a button and kill me, they would — but I’m difficult to kill.

Trump on prices going up:

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. Whoa, Whoa. This is such a dishonest interview.

Prices are down on groceries. Prices are down for oil. Prices are down for all energy. Prices are down at tremendous numbers for gasoline.

Israeli cabinet approves expansion of Gaza attack

Netanyahu's security cabinet has approved a gradual expansion of the offensive in Gaza, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported.

The Israeli military has already begun issuing tens of thousands of call-up orders for its reserve forces, looking to expand the Gaza campaign, army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a statement on Sunday.

Source: Reuters

Romanian hard-right leader clear winner in first-round presidential vote

Hard-right eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania's presidential election re-run on Sunday, near final results showed, after a ballot seen as a test of the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.

Ballots from nearly 99.6% of voting stations showed Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, 55, was in second place at around 21%, behind Simion's 40.6%. They will meet in a runoff on May 18.

Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump said he is willing to lower tariffs on China because the current tariffs are so high that the two countries have essentially stopped doing business with each other.

Trump noted recent economic pains in China, including a contraction in factory activity and a drop in new export orders, and praised some recent statements from China as "positive".

Source: Bloomberg

Donald Trump says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs.

"The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death."