Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as the U.S. and Israel strike Iran, Tehran hits back across the Gulf, and Americans are stranded in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump says Iran “will be hit very hard” today, with areas of the country under consideration for “complete destruction and certain death. Follow for live updates.

President Donald Trump is set to speak at around 10:00 a.m. at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida. The summit first gained attention on Thursday, when Trump fired Kristi Noem from her role as Homeland Security Secretary and appointed her instead as Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very

Masoud Pezeshkian says no more attacks against neighbouring countries unless they are the source of an attack on Iran

President Donald Trump said Iran would be "hit very hard" on Saturday.

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India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that an Iranian naval vessel, the IRIS Lavan, has docked in Kochi on humanitarian grounds after a sister ship was sunk by a US submarine.

President Trump is urging for regime change in Iran and warning against retaliation, with Israel launching another round of strikes in the Middle Eastern country Sunday. Overnight, the president threatened to strike Iran “with a force that has never been seen before” if Tehran retaliates “very hard” against the U.

At the end of his message, President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to seize this opportunity for regime change.

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The Trump White House has expanded the timeline of its military action in Iran, also known as Operation Epic Fury, During a White House press gaggle Friday.