The Iran war is expanding into Lebanon, as the Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.

Israel launches strikes at Iran and Lebanon, as US says it has hit 16 Iranian mine-laying ships. Israel says it's targeting infrastructure belonging Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Striking a defiant tone in his first public statement since succeeding his father, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, he promised to avenge “the blood of the martyrs.” Oil prices have surged despite pledges by the United States and other major economies to calm markets by releasing emergency reserves.

Iran has told regional intermediaries that for a ceasefire, the US must guarantee that neither it nor Israel will strike the country in the future, according to several officials familiar with the matter.

Explosions are reported on two more foreign tankers in the Persian Gulf killing at least one person, port authorities say.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are ⁠taking ⁠advantage of curbs on movement imposed during the war on Iran ⁠to attack Palestinians, with military roadblocks preventing ambulances reaching victims quickly,

Iran’s attacks on oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off a vital waterway left markets on edge Tuesday as the United States promised blistering new strikes. The war entered its 11th day with no end in sight as its effects were felt across the Middle East and beyond.

Iran's state media issued what it said was a statement by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and keep up attacks on U.S. bases in the region.