• Any attack on Iranian vessels will result in heavy attack: IRGC
• Trump says expecting Iran’s answer to US proposal for peace deal
• US says it is unacceptable for Tehran to control the key oil route.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran’s response to its latest negotiating position.

“Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack on one of the American centres in the region and enemy ships,” the Guards said, a day after US strikes on two Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

US President Donald Trump had said on Friday he was expecting Iran’s answer to Washington’s latest proposal for a peace deal “supposedly tonight”.

But if Tehran sent Pakistani mediators a response, there was no public sign of it, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly questioned the reliability of US leadership.

“The recent escalation of tensions by American forces in the Persian Gulf and their numerous actions in violating the ceasefire have added to suspicions about the motivation and seriousness of the American side in the path of diplomacy,” he said in a call with his Turkish counterpart, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.

On Friday, a US fighter jet fired on and disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers that Washington accused of challenging its blockade of Iran’s ports. An Iranian military official told local media the navy had responded with strikes.

That incident followed another flare-up the night before in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital international sea lane that Iran is seeking to control in order to extract tolls and wield economic leverage over the United States and its allies.

The US says it is unacceptable for Tehran to control the key oil route.

Washington has sent Iran, via Pakistani mediators, a proposal to extend the truce in the Gulf to allow for talks on a final settlement of the conflict, launched 10 weeks ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

A reporter for French broadcaster LCI, Margot Haddad, said Saturday that Trump had told her in a brief interview he still expected to find out Iran’s answer “very soon”.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said Friday the proposal was still “under review”.

Oil slick

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio met Saturday with the leader of Qatar, a key intermediary for Washington in dialogue with Iran, discussing “continued close coordination to deter threats and promote stability and security across the Middle East,” the State Department said.

Qatar’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met the previous day with US Vice President JD Vance to discuss the Pakistani-led efforts to broker a permanent peace.

Iran has attacked sites in Qatar during the war, pointing to the wealthy emirate’s role as host of a major US air base.

Meanwhile, satellite images have shown an apparent oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic.

It was not immediately clear what caused the apparent spill, which was off the island’s west coast and appeared to cover more than 20 square miles (52 square kilometres), according to global monitor Orbital EOS.

A UK-based non-governmental organisation, the Conflict and Environment Observatory, told AFP that by Saturday the slick was “much reduced”, and may have been caused by leaking oil infrastructure.

Kharg Island is at the heart of Iran’s oil export industry, a lynchpin of its battered economy, and lies in the Gulf far north of the narrow Strait of Hormuz.

Following the start of the war on February 28, Iran largely closed the strait, throwing global markets into turmoil and driving up oil prices.

The US later imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports in response, and Trump this week abandoned a short-lived US naval operation to reopen the strait to commercial shipping.

Lebanon front

A parallel ceasefire on the war’s Lebanon front is also under strain amid daily exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Authorities said at least nine people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, while state media reported air raids targeting a highway south of Beirut, outside the militant group’s traditional strongholds.

The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah said it targeted troops in northern Israel with drones on at least two occasions in response to the continued strikes.

Israel’s military said several explosive drones were launched into Israeli territory, with one army reservist severely wounded and two others moderately injured.

The fresh strikes come as Lebanon and Israel, officially at war since 1948, are to hold direct negotiations in Washington next week, which Hezbollah vehemently opposes.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Head Dana White recently lashed out at disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and described the musician as the “biggest douchebag ever.”

During his appearance at The Katie Miller Podcast, the 56-year-old American businessman was asked about the nastiest celebrity he has ever crossed paths with, White replied, “Oh, Diddy is 100 percent the biggest douchebag ever.”

He recalled that disgraced hip-hop icon left his niece visibly shaken at a kids charity event when she asked her for a photo. White shared that he once took his niece to a charity event organised by Tony Hawk and when the music mogul arrived “I encouraged my niece to go ask for a photo.”

He added that the singer was flagged by security guards who sent the kid running back to him “terrified” by how scary they were.

The UFC CEO slammed Diddy for having around 10 security guards at a kids event, adding, “And they were rude to her and scared her.”

The MMA chief furiously said, “Are you f—king kidding me? And that’s how you’re going to treat some girl that’s a fan and wanted a picture with you?”

He added that former UFC star Conor McGregor was also a fan of Diddy; however, when the athlete met the singer in person he actually wanted to “punch Diddy in the face.”

Diddy is currently in jail serving his four year sentence following an October 2025 conviction on charges of transporting individuals for prostitution.

Royal fans were treated to a rare and adorable glimpse of Prince Louis’s tiny toddler voice as the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a heartfelt tribute celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. 

The touching throwback video, posted to William and Kate’s official Instagram account, featured all three Wales children taking part in a sweet virtual Q&A with the legendary wildlife broadcaster back in 2020.

The resurfaced clip instantly stole hearts online, with Prince Louis charming viewers as he shyly yet confidently asked Attenborough one very important question: “What animal do you like?” 

Sir David, clearly amused by the exchange, replied that monkeys were his favourite because they are “so funny.”

The nostalgic video also captured Prince George and Princess Charlotte joining the conversation with questions of their own. 

George, who was just a small child at the time and is now 12, asked the famed natural historian which animal he believed could become extinct next. 

Meanwhile, Charlotte, now 10, delighted viewers with her unexpected love of creepy crawlies, asking Sir David: “I like spiders, do you like spiders too?”

The collection of memories included intimate family photographs of William, Kate, and their children spending time with Attenborough in a garden setting ahead of the virtual conversation.

The post was shared in honour of Sir David’s milestone 100th birthday on May 8, with the Prince and Princess of Wales praising him as “a national treasure and an inspiration to us all.”