Interim summary<\/p>\n
For those just joining our live coverage of the Middle East war, here\u2019s a snapshot of the latest:<\/p>\n
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported<\/p>\n
Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran\u2019s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd\u2019s List<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Indonesia\u2019s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation\u201d into a \u201cheinous attack\u201d after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.<\/p>\n Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.<\/p>\n An earlier summary of key developments is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a002.04 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n The UAE\u2019s defence ministry posted to X<\/a> about half an hour ago saying that its air defences were intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks \u2013 and said this activity explained the sounds audible across various parts of the country.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A US-Israeli attack on the Iranian city of Mahallat last night (at about 11pm local time) killed 11 people and injured 15 others, the Tasnim news agency has cited a deputy security officer as having said.<\/p>\n Four residential units were \u201ccompletely destroyed\u201d in the attack, in which three children were killed, according to the report, which we have not yet been able to independently verify.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Iranian parliamentary committee approves plan to impose tolls on strait of Hormuz – state media<\/p>\n Iranian state media reported yesterday that an Iranian parliamentary committee had approved a proposal to collect a toll on vessels travelling through the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The strait will be closed to ships from the US, Israel<\/a> and countries that have been involved in sanctioning Iran, according to a Telegram post from the Fars news agency, which said that Iran will have a \u201csovereign\u201d role in the implementation of the new system.<\/p>\n The proposal, approved by Iran\u2019s parliament security committee, would reportedly require agreement from other countries next to the strait. It is not clear how much the toll on vessels will be.<\/p>\n The US president, Donald Trump<\/a>, warned yesterday that if a deal was not struck with Iran \u2013 including to reopen the strait of Hormuz shipping lane \u2013 US forces would destroy \u201call of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!)\u201d.<\/p>\n The strait\u2019s closure has sent global energy prices soaring, including in the US where residents are being hit hard<\/a> by surging gas prices and farmers face higher fertiliser costs and falling commodity prices.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Two container vessels belonging to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco have successfully passed through the strait of Hormuz as they have exited the Gulf, ship tracking data indicates.<\/p>\n The two vessels were the CSCL Indian Ocean and the CSCL Arctic Ocean. They passed close to the Iranian-controlled island of Larak and are bound for Port Klang in Malaysia.<\/p>\n Iran has effectively blocked the vital waterway but allowed a trickle of ships through from nations it deems \u201cnon-hostile\u201d, such as Thailand, China, Pakistan and India.<\/p>\n Strait of Hormuz map. <\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a002.59 EDT<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia\u2019s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country\u2019s eastern region.<\/p>\n Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a002.31 EDT<\/p>\n Interim summary<\/p>\n For those just joining our live coverage of the Middle East war, here\u2019s a snapshot of the latest:<\/p>\n Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported<\/p>\n Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran\u2019s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.<\/p>\n Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd\u2019s List<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Indonesia\u2019s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation\u201d into a \u201cheinous attack\u201d after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.<\/p>\n Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.<\/p>\n An earlier summary of key developments is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a002.04 EDT<\/p>\n Here are some of the latest images coming in from the Middle East in week five of the war.<\/p>\n A woman inspects the damage at the site where an Israeli air raid targeted a building on the edge of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs. Photograph: Marwan Naamani\/ZUMA Press Wire\/ShutterstockThe funeral of an Israeli soldier in Holon after he was killed by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. Photograph: Erik Marmor\/Getty ImagesVolunteers help with rescue and debris removal from a building in Tehran after a US-Israeli attack. Photograph: Maryam Rahmanian\/ShutterstockSmoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold. Photograph: Ibrahim Amro\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA Bedouin boy tidies up a cave he has turned into a makeshift bomb shelter in an unrecognised Bedouin village near Arad in southern Israel. Photograph: Amir Cohen\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a002.06 EDT<\/p>\n Macron due in Japan for talks dominated by Iran war<\/p>\n French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Japan on Tuesday for a visit that initially aimed to strengthen partnerships in nuclear energy and space innovation but will now be dominated by the Middle East war.<\/p>\n Macron will hold talks with prime minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday and \u201cthe crisis in the Middle East will be at the heart of discussions\u201d, the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace said ahead of the trip.<\/p>\n It added that the two leaders would discuss \u201chow we can try to find common solutions\u201d, reports Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n Japan depends on the Middle East for 95% of its oil imports and has had to dip into strategic stockpiles to temper the impact of rising fuel prices since the start of the war.<\/p>\n Economy and finance ministers of G7 countries, which include France and Japan, said on Monday they stood ready to take \u201call necessary measures\u201d to ensure the stability of the energy market as they tackled the economic consequences of the war.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Israel finishes ‘another wave’ of strikes in Tehran<\/p>\n The Israeli military says it has \u201cjust completed another wave of strikes\u201d targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in the heart of Tehran.<\/p>\n The post on social media<\/a> also said the military \u201ccontinues to deepen the damage\u201d to the infrastructure.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.41 EDT<\/p>\n No oil leakage after Kuwaiti oil tanker attack \u2013 authorities<\/p>\n Dubai response teams have successfully contained the incident involving a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters with no oil leakage, authorities say.<\/p>\n The Dubai media office also reiterated no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n Earlier on Monday Iran reportedly carried out a drone attack<\/a> that set ablaze to a fully loaded crude oil tanker in Dubai waters, while the ship\u2019s owner warned of a possible oil spill.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.21 EDT<\/p>\n Japan and Indonesia have agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cIn light of the Iran<\/a> situation, the strategic importance of resources and energy security is once again being recognized globally. Indonesia is a major resource-rich nation,\u201d Takaichi said alongside Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto after they met for talks in Tokyo.<\/p>\n The summit came as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezes oil and gas supplies vital to Asia.<\/p>\n Indonesia is the world\u2019s biggest exporter of thermal coal for power generation, supplying about half of global exports, Reuters reports. It is also a major liquefied natural gas exporter, with roughly a quarter of its shipments bound for Japan.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n More now on three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia being killed in two incidents in southern Lebanon: Indonesia\u2019s foreign minister has called for an emergency UN security council meeting and \u201cfor a swift, thorough and transparent investigation\u201d into the \u201cheinous attack\u201d.<\/p>\n Sugiono made the call on Tuesday in a post on X<\/a> after speaking with UN secretary Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s military said it was aware of the reports regarding the two incidents and they were being reviewed thoroughly to determine whether they resulted from the military\u2019s activity or Hezbollah\u2019s.<\/p>\n Two peacekeepers were killed on Monday after an explosion from an unknown origin destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan in south Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping force (Unifil) said. Another Indonesian soldier was killed overnight into Monday when a projectile exploded near one of the group\u2019s positions close to the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr.<\/p>\n Unifil peacekeepers drive past firefighters clearing the road at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Naqura, southern Lebanon, on Friday. Photograph: Kawnat Haju\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n In response to the first death, Indonesia\u2019s foreign ministry said on Monday the deceased peacekeeper was one of its citizens and that three others were injured by \u201cindirect artillery fire\u201d.<\/p>\n Indonesia condemned the incident and said any harm to peacekeepers was unacceptable, while reiterating its condemnation \u201cof Israel\u2019s attacks in southern Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n Guterres said attacks on peacekeepers were grave violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.35 EDT<\/p>\n Four Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon \u2013 IDF<\/p>\n The Israeli military said on Tuesday four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with the Iran-backed Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n A military statement named three soldiers from the same battalion who \u201cfell during combat\u201d and a separate statement said another soldier \u2013 who had not yet been publicly named \u2013 had died in the same incident, Agence France-Presse is reporting.<\/p>\n Another soldier was severely wounded and a reservist moderately wounded, a second statement said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.04 EDT<\/p>\n Opening summary<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran<\/a> and its impact on the region, the world and the global economy.<\/p>\n Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday while Donald Trump warned the US would obliterate Iran\u2019s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n The apparent strike on the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi is the latest in a string of assaults on merchant vessels by missiles or explosive air and sea drones in the Persian Gulf and the strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.<\/p>\n Crude oil prices briefly spiked anew after Kuwait\u2019s state news agency reported the attack on the tanker, which can carry around 2m barrels of oil worth more than $200m at current prices.<\/p>\n Kuwait Petroleum Corp, the ship\u2019s owner, said work was under way to assess damage and warned of a possible oil spill. Authorities in Dubai later said they had brought the fire under control after a drone attack on the tanker, and that no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n In other key developments:<\/p>\n Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Iran-backed Hezbollah<\/a> in Beirut, leaving black smoke hanging over the Lebanese capital.<\/p>\n The interior of a home destroyed in an Israeli-US attack in Tehran. Photograph: Maryam Rahmanian\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Two successive Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, the Times of Israel reported, quoting the emergency service as saying it had not received any reports of injuries.<\/p>\n Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.<\/p>\n Oil prices were headed on Tuesday for a record monthly rise while Asian shares were headed for their steepest fall since 2022, capping a tumultuous month as the war fanned fears of higher inflation and slower growth. Bonds were headed for their largest decline in months, while the dollar recorded its strongest gain in eight months.<\/p>\n The US national average retail price of fuel crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years on Monday, data from price-tracking service GasBuddy showed, as tightening global supplies pushed US crude prices above $101 a barrel.<\/p>\n