Live: Iran's Guards threaten US sites in the region if its tankers come under fire
Issued on: 10/05/2026 - 08:50Modified: 10/05/2026 - 11:56
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have threatened to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported on Saturday, as Washington continued to wait for Tehran’s response to its latest proposal for a peace deal. Follow our live blog for all the latest updates.
10/05/2026 - 11:56
Kuwait says came under drone attack at dawn
The Kuwaiti military reported a drone attack against the country, weeks into a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East war.
"At dawn today, the armed forces detected a number of hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace, which were dealt with in accordance with established procedures," the general staff of the army said on X, without specifying the origin of the drones.
Kuwait military says hostile drones detected in airspace
Kuwait's armed forces detected several hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace and responded according to established procedures, defense ministry spokesperson Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan said.
Iran army says countries siding with US to 'face difficulties' in Hormuz
Iran's army warned that countries complying with US sanctions against the Islamic republic would face difficulties crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
Early this month the US government imposed new sanctions on Iranian interests and warned ships against paying authorities in Tehran to pass through the strait.
The United States and Bahrain have drafted a UN resolution, seen by AFP, calling on Iran to halt restrictions on shipping through the waterway, which has become a major flashpoint since the outbreak of war on February 28.
"Countries that comply with the United States by imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly face difficulties crossing the strait," army official Mohammad Akraminia told Iran's official IRNA news agency.
World deprived of 1 billion barrels of oil over past two months, Aramco CEO says
The world has been deprived of about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two months and even if energy flows resume it will take time for the system to return to normal, the chief executive of Saudi oil giant said.
"Our objective is simple: keep energy flowing, even when the system is under strain," Amin Nasser told Reuters in a statement.
British military says ship caught fire after being hit off coast of Qatar
The British military said a ship caught fire after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the attack caused a small fire on the bulk carrier, which was extinguished.
The attack happened 23 nautical miles (43 kilometres) northeast of Qatar’s capital, Doha, the UKMTO said.
There were no reported casualties, it said.
10/05/2026 - 08:46Iran's Guards threaten US sites as Trump waits for Tehran response
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target US sites if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington continued to wait 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," it 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".
Yesterday's key developments:
• Satellite images appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil export terminal for the Islamic republic.
• Irael's military called on residents of more than half a dozen villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks against Hezbollah despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt the fighting.
• Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a girl, in the latest attack during a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. At least 12 people, including two children and a paramedic, have been killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes, the Lebanese health ministry reported.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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