# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-23 at 01:01

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-05-23T05:01:56+00:00
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HEADLINES Iran Oman mull Hormuz toll framework Michigan graduation sparks free speech campus clash Elbit TKMS deal deepens Israel Germany ties The time is now 1:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iran, Oman negotiate possible tolls system for Strait of Hormuz even as US warns against it - NYT, officials say Tehran and Muscat are weighing a tolling framework for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has created the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" to govern the international waterway, and on Wednesday the authority shared a map on X defining the boundaries of its management supervision area, noting that certain zones require permits to transit. The US has opposed the idea of tolls, with US President Donald Trump saying, "we don’t want tolls. It’s international. It’s an international waterway." "It can’t happen," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In University of Michigan crossed a dangerous line with Jewish students - opinion, Graduation day at the University of Michigan on May 2 featured a commencement address by Prof. Derek Peterson, the outgoing chair of the Faculty Senate, who used the moment to praise student activists who have spent two years making Jewish life on campus difficult, and urged the graduates to "make good trouble." The moment drew cheers, while the university’s president sat in regalia and watched. When backlash followed, the university initially scrubbed the video from its YouTube channel, then restored it after pressure from alumni, faculty, and activists. Two thousand students, staff, and alumni signed letters demanding that the president retract his mild criticism and pledge to protect what they framed as free expression. The American Association of University Professors issued a…

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