Pentagon Says Iran Attacks Don’t Rise to Level of Restarting War

五角大楼称伊朗袭击未达到重启战争的程度。

WSJ What’s News

2026-05-06

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P.M. Edition for May 5. After Iran’s most recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the Trump administration is looking the other way. WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov explains why the U.S. response is worrying its allies. Plus, China is pushing back against U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. We hear from Journal chief China correspondent Lingling Wei, who writes the WSJ China newsletter, about why China is cracking down. And we’re exclusively reporting that President Trump is pressuring FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to to approve flavored vapes. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • This evening's show in the Middle East, where fighting has picked up again this week.

  • That includes missiles and drones that Iran's firing at the United Arab Emirates,

  • as well as attacks on commercial ships and American warships.

  • During a press conference this morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth downplayed the attacks

  • and said the ceasefire holds for now.

  • Ultimately, the president's going to make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a ceasefire,

  • but certainly we would urge Iran to be prudent.

  • Hours after Hegset's comments, the UAE said it was intercepting new attacks.