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Issued on: 10/05/2026 - 08:50Modified: 10/05/2026 - 08:55
Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran in this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026. © Amirhossein Khorgooei, AFP
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.
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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