LiveLive Updates May 28, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMay 28, 2026Updates14 minutes agoU.S. Treasury Secretary announces sanctions on Iran's Hormuz toll authority U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the United States sanctioned the Iranian authority set up to toll passage of the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is a joke," Bessent said in a statement. "Treasury has sanctioned it." The Treasury Secretary warned corporations and states against "paying tolls or hiding them as aid payments."Bessent also said the U.S. would be "shutting down" Iranian airlines' access to landing slots, fuel, and ticket sales. "Only a satisfactory outcome in negotiations will end the downward spiral," the secretary concluded. Earlier in May, the Wall Street Journal reported Iran had created the authority as a mechanism to regulate shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the report, vessels must receive prior authorization before transiting the strait. Lebanese cease-fire negotiators meet to prepare for Pentagon talks The Lebanese delegation to cease-fire talks in Washington met with political and military officials to coordinate Lebanon's position ahead of a meeting with U.S. officials Friday, the privately held Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International reported. In this handout photograph released by the Lebanese presidency's press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L) meets veteran Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam at the Baabda Presidential Palace in May. Credit: AFPIn this handout photograph released by the Lebanese presidency's press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L) meets veteran Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam at the Baabda Presidential Palace in May. Credit: AFPAccording to LBCI, the delegation, led by Lebanese envoy Simon Karam, is set to hold its first military negotiation session at the Pentagon, as part of the ongoing U.S.-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel. Pakistani Foreign Minister to meet Rubio in Washington Friday Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Friday, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 🔊PR No.1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣