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Iran’s Guards threaten US Mideast sites as Trump awaits Tehran response
- 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.
Jake Hall’s close pal Ryan Thomas has shared the heartfelt final messages the star sent him, just days before his tragic death at the age of 35.
Hall was reportedly found dead at the age of 35 at a holiday villa in Mallorca on Thursday, with Spanish authorities investigating claims he may have suffered a fatal head injury after crashing into a glass door.
On Friday, sources close to the ongoing probe said the worst injury Jake suffered was a chest wound caused by a shard of glass from the door he crashed into at the property in Santa Margalida in the north of the island early on Wednesday morning.
Ryan shared a lengthy post on Instagram paying tribute to Jake, where he said he was ‘in awe’ of him when they first met.
Ryan, whose fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh is close friends with Jake’s ex Chloe Lewis, shared a video of himself and the star dressed in matching white suits as they partied together.
He wrote: ‘The moment I met Jake, I was in awe of him. I found myself gravitating towards him.
‘He was always the coolest guy in the room, he had class, charisma, this magic about him that nobody else had. Anyone who met him, even once, remembered him forever.
‘I used to ring him nearly every day reminding him how special he was and how much happiness he brought people through his music, fashion and art. Everything he touched felt effortless, but really it was genius.
‘As I write this now I can hear him laughing saying, Shut up you silly c**t.
‘For all the people that admired his talent, what mattered most to him was always his family. He idolised his dad, adored his mum, and loved his little brother more than words could ever explain. You just felt it every time he spoke about them.
‘His next chapter is written in the stars now and it’s all about River. I promise she’ll grow up surrounded by love and stories about how inspiring & powerful her daddy is.
‘You wrote this in a message to me just last week so I’m sending the same one back. I love you mate. More than you’ll ever know.’
Jake Hall’s ex-partner Misse Beqiri also reacted to the emotional post.
The Swedish model shares daughter River, eight, with the late TV personality, who shot to fame on the reality show TOWIE in 2015 and appeared in series 14 to 18.
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs may be giving their romance another shot.
The pair — who split three months after welcoming their first child together in November 2025 — were spotted getting affectionate at a Mother’s Day event, adding fresh fuel to reconciliation rumours.
According to clips circulating on social media, the Grammy-winning rapper and NFL star looked cosy during the Diggs Deep Foundation Mother’s Day wellness event, with Diggs kissing Cardi on the cheek and wrapping his arm tightly around her waist as they mingled with attendees.
Other videos showed Cardi linking her arm with Diggs as they walked through the venue. She even spent time bonding with Diggs’ mother Stephanie as the women celebrated motherhood.
Their latest outing has only intensified speculation that they’ve quietly rekindled things after first sparking reunion rumours in April. That month, Diggs attended Cardi’s Little Miss Drama Tour stop in Washington, DC, before later joining her at the afterparty.
The two reportedly called it quits shortly after Super Bowl 2026 in February. They also unfollowed each other on Instagram, with an insider telling People magazine that Cardi “couldn’t trust” him.
Still, their latest appearance suggests the former couple may be finding their way back to each other.
Cardi and Diggs went public with their relationship in May 2025 and welcomed a baby boy later that year. The Bodack Yellow hitmaker also shares three children with estranged husband Offset, whom she filed to divorce from for the second time in 2024.
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.
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