Saudi Arabia privately complained to Washington in early April that the UAE's dozens of retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets — including oil facilities at Bandar Abbas and Asaluyeh — were risking Iranian counter-attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure and spiking oil prices.

Riyadh urged the US to pressure Abu Dhabi to stop and join diplomatic efforts.

Source: WSJ

Despite Trump posting on Truth Social that the naval blockade of Iran "will now be lifted," Iranian sailors are reporting it remains fully in force.

Ships attempting to cross the blockade line after Trump's announcement were warned by US Navy vessels to turn back immediately or face fire.

Source: Tasnim

Flights at Munich Airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning following reports of a possible drone sighting.

Operations resumed shortly afterward.

A Syrian refugee family of eight — a father, mother, and their six children — were killed when an Israeli drone hit their car on the Adloun coastal highway in southern Lebanon.

The family had been fleeing after Israel issued evacuation warnings for nearby villages earlier that morning.

Armenia: A new poll shows PM Pashinyan's Civil Contract party at 65% — up 41 points since February — just eight days before Armenia's parliamentary election on June 7.

The opposition is fragmented, with no rival party above 12%.

Olivia Rodrigo on Gaza:

I think it would just be disingenuous to be like 'I don't feel heartbroken about what's going on in Gaza.'

As an artist, I feel like that's just what you do — that's my job.

I always feel like I could be doing more and saying more.

Pete Hegseth:

What you'll see in President Trump's 2027 budget is $56 billion in investment in drone dominance.

We continue to learn from what Ukraine has done on the battlefield.

We've learned so much from Ukraine and how they operate.

We intend to not only be at par, but the best in the world at it.

Pete Hegseth:

Where we can help Ukraine, we have.

Where we can enable Europe to do more, we have.

If you look at the amount of money that's been spent, Europe has stepped up and Ukraine has been just as, if not more, effective in the process.

So, we want them to be able to defend, and we'll find a way to make sure we can help them.

Pete Hegseth on Iran:

The blockade is very much still in place.

Pete Hegseth on Iran:

Iran wants to say that they control the strait, but we do.

And everything behind the scenes shows that we are in control when it comes to that.

Pete Hegseth:

The policy we have on Taiwan is the same as it was at the beginning of this administration.

The only change you might see is how we talk about the entirety of it.

Trump bought up to $50,000 worth of stock in TKO Group Holdings, UFC’s parent company, shortly before heavily promoting a UFC event at the White House.

Source: HuffPost

Trump was fined $200 for failing to disclose stock trades worth tens of millions of dollars within the required 45-day reporting deadline.

Source: WaPo