Oil prices jump as Trump rejects Iran’s offer to end war

Oil prices have increased following Trump’s rejection of Iran’s response to Washington’s proposal to end the war.

Iran warns France and Britain against deploying warships to Strait of Hormuz

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi warns European countries against deploying warships to the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Iran would not allow any interference by extra-regional forces regarding the security of the strategic waterway.

Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan

Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the war has been sent via mediator Pakistan, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA.

IRGC warns attacks on Iranian vessels would trigger strikes on US targets in region

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Saturday that any attack on Iranian commercial or oil tankers would trigger a “heavy assault” against US positions and hostile vessels in the region.

Kremlin aide believes Trump’s hopes for longer ceasefire with Kiev are unfounded

US President Donald Trump’s hope that the May 9-11 ceasefire will be extended is not supported by the actual situation and is hindered by the Kiev regime’s inability to uphold it, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.

Bahrain arrests 41 people linked to Iran’s IRGC

Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran’s IRGC, the state news agency reported.

Iran mocks Trump’s nuclear strike threat

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has mocked Donald Trump’s recent threat of a nuclear strike on Iran.

US strikes in Strait of Hormuz not part of operation "Epic Fury" — Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims that new American strikes against targets in the Strait of Hormuz are not part of Operation Epic Fury.