President Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader both struck defiant tones on the 13th day of the war, offering little relief to energy markets as Brent crude briefly topped $100 barrel despite fresh US efforts to curb oil prices.

The Israeli military says it's responding to strikes from Iran-backed Hezbollah, and warns residents in Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate.

Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the

President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe Iran was laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and repeated his suggestion that the war would end soon, even as the confirmation of an emergency oil release did little to calm volatile markets.

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

Iran attacked Iraqi tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and struck an oil facility in Bahrain, intensifying tensions in the Middle East.

Donald Trump’s war in Iran has driven US petrol prices into the red zone for motorists, heaping more pressure on the president to justify a conflict that threatens to hit Americ

The US president says Iran's "leaders are gone" and "we could do a lot worse". Meanwhile, the UAE says it's responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.