DIRECT. War in Iran and the Middle East: Tehran threatens to target American sites in the event of an attack on its oil tankers

The United States only needs “two more weeks” to reach all its targets in Iran, assured Donald Trump in an interview recorded earlier in the week and broadcast this Sunday.

Questioned by independent journalist Sharyl Attkisson, the American president also repeated that the Iranians were “defeated militarily”, and took the opportunity to once again mock his NATO allies by describing the alliance as a “paper tiger”.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned of a “decisive and immediate response” from the army in the event of French and British deployment in the Strait of Hormuz, after the announcement by Paris and London of the sending of military buildings in the region.

“We remind them that in times of war as in times of peace, only the Islamic Republic of Iran can ensure security in this strait and that it will not allow any country to interfere in this area,” Mr. Gharibabadi said on X.

The UK and France are at the forefront of building an international coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, once a US-Iran peace deal is reached.

The war in Iran is “not over” because it is still necessary to “withdraw from Iran” the stocks of enriched uranium, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared to the American channel CBS, according to an excerpt of an interview broadcast this Sunday.

The war “has accomplished a lot, but it is not over, because there are still nuclear materials – enriched uranium – that need to be removed from Iran”, he said, adding that there were also “enrichment sites to dismantle”.

The response that Iran transmitted via Pakistan to the American proposal for a lasting settlement of the conflict in the Middle East is centered on “the end of the war and maritime security”, indicated the Iranian news agency ISNA.

“The main focus of Iran’s response to the American proposal concerns ‘the end of the war and maritime security’ in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,” Isna wrote on its Telegram account, shortly after the official Irna agency announced that Iran had transmitted this response, expected by Washington since Friday, without further details.

Iran has transmitted its response to the US proposal to end the war in the Middle East through Pakistan, state media reported.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran sent today, via the Pakistani mediator, its response to the latest text proposed by the United States,” said the official Irna news agency, without detailing.

The Prime Minister of Qatar declared that the exploitation of the Strait of Hormuz would only “aggravate the crisis”, during a telephone interview with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane al-Thani estimated that “closing or using the Strait of Hormuz as a means of pressure would only worsen the crisis” in the Middle East, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement.

During his meeting with Mr. Araghchi, the Prime Minister also affirmed that the concept of free navigation could not be the subject of “compromise”, after Doha reported a drone attack against a commercial ship in its territorial waters.

The spokesperson for Iran’s parliament’s national security committee warned the United States against any attacks targeting ships in Gulf waters, saying Iran’s “restraint” had ended.

“Our restraint is over, effective today. Any attack on our ships will trigger a strong and decisive Iranian response against American ships and bases,” Ebrahim Rezaei said in a message published on X.

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that two rescue workers from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded today in Israeli strikes on the south of the country.

Israel “directly targeted, in two strikes, two sites of the Health Committee”, in Qalaouiyah and Tibnine, the ministry reported in a press release, denouncing Israel’s “continuation of the violation of international laws”.

According to the Fars news agency, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gave Ali Abdollahi, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, “new directives to continue operations and firmly confront adversaries.”

“The armed forces are ready to counter any action by the American-Zionist enemies. In the event of an error on their part, the Iranian response will be rapid, severe and decisive,” declared Ali Abdollahi, according to reported comments.

Guest of BFM Politique, the former European Commissioner and former Minister of the Economy Thierry Breton believes that we are “still in the logic of a ceasefire” between the United States and Iran. And this despite the attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz in recent days which he describes as “skirmishes”.

“We are in a logic where the parties look at each other”, continues Thierry Breton, underlining the importance of Donald Trump’s trip to China on May 14 and 15, with Beijing appearing “seen from the outside” as “a stabilizing power”.

Kuwait reports a drone attack today on its territory, despite the fragile ceasefire in force since April 8 in the conflict in the Middle East.

“The Armed Forces detected at dawn today a number of hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace, dealt with in accordance with established procedures,” wrote the Army General Staff on X, without specifying the origin of the drones.

In an interview broadcast last night on state television, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, said that Iran’s absence from the World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico would deprive the country of a “major diplomatic asset”

The day before, he indicated that Tehran had set ten conditions for its participation in the tournament, demanding guarantees on the treatment reserved for the country. These conditions include the granting of visas, respect for staff, the Iranian flag and the national anthem, as well as a high level of security in airports, hotels and on routes leading to the stadiums where the team will play.

“The team will go to Turkey at the end of the week and stay there between ten and fifteen days (…) then we will look for a charter flight to go to the United States,” Mehdi Taj declared yesterday.

According to the Iranian Fars news agency, the bulk carrier hit by an “unknown projectile” this morning off the coast of Qatar flies the American flag and is chartered by an American company.

As a reminder, the Revolutionary Guards threatened yesterday to target “enemy” ships in the region.

A bulk carrier sailing in the Persian Gulf reported being hit by an unidentified projectile this morning, says the British maritime safety agency UKMTO.

The impact on the ship, northeast of Doha, caused a small fire which was quickly brought under control, the agency said, and no injuries were reported.

The net profit of the Saudi state-owned oil company saw a very sharp increase in the first quarter, marked by the start of the conflict in the Middle East.

According to the first results announced by Aramco, the company earned around 27 billion euros in net profit, compared to around 21.7 billion euros in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 25%.

Taxi driver in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), Ludovic Descamps has been hit hard by the sharp rise in fuel prices since the start of the conflict in the Middle East.

“On a full tank which was 85 euros, now I’m going to pay 132, so an increase of 50 euros”, he laments at the microphone of BFMTV. “I don’t know how we’re going to do it anymore. We calculate the slightest journey, the slightest race. We work at a loss.”

While the unions representing taxi drivers will be received this Wednesday by Philippe Tabarot, the minister responsible for transport, Dominique Buisson, secretary of the National Taxi Federation, is pleading in particular for a measure: “The capping of fuel prices at 1.80 euros (per liter) with a reimbursement of the delta on the average prices on presentation of invoices”.

Due to the surge in fuel prices at the pump, many French people lucky enough to take advantage of this May 8 bridge have chosen a stay near their home. This is the case, for example, of Audrey, who chose to leave her luggage in Gironde, less than an hour’s drive from her home.

“We wanted to rest and not spend astronomical sums. The cost of gasoline was indeed an important criterion,” she explains to BFMTV.

“Normally on the bridges in May, we regularly have customers who come from a little further away,” remarks Olivier Clerc, manager of the EcÔtelia estate, in Gironde, to our microphone. “There we really have a majority of much more local customers. We must have 50% of customers who come within 80, 100 kilometers around.

The oil slick that appeared a few days ago off the Iranian island of Kharg, raising fears of an oil spill, has “significantly reduced”, an environmental defense organization, CEOBS, noted on Saturday, based on the analysis of satellite images.

“While the region’s offshore infrastructure may be a potential source, we are unable to identify a definitive point of origin or attribute the oil spill to a specific cause at this stage,” said CEOBS’ Leon Moreland.

The Lebanese authorities announced yesterday the death of nine people, including a little girl, in new Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, with Hezbollah for its part claiming fire against northern Israel.

In Saksakiyé, the Ministry of Health reported seven deaths, including a little girl, and 15 injured, including three children.

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “threats” and security in the Middle East during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed ben Abdelrahmane al-Thani, already received the day before in Washington by Vice-President JD Vance.

This Gulf state has often served as an intermediary for the United States in the Middle East. Since the start of the war with Iran on February 28, he has been the target of Iranian fire as an ally of the United States.

Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to developments in the conflict in the Middle East this Sunday, May 10.

Iran threatened last night to attack American sites in the event of an attack on its merchant navy, the day after attacks by the American army against two of its tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

“Any attack on Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy response against any of the American centers in the region as well as against enemy ships,” the Revolutionary Guards navy said.