The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.

Israel's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest was briefly booed when the country surged to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday night, with the Middle East country's participation under increased scrutiny during its wars in Gaza and Iran.