Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

Trump had previously demanded a say in the appointment and dismissed the younger Khamenei as an unacceptable "lightweight".

Videos circulating on social media showed towering columns of fire rising above oil depots and illuminating the skyline

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

Trump said ​he "will remember" the lack of British support during the conflict with Iran

United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have all come under heavy drone and missile fire from Iran over the past week

The videos have been viewed millions of times and shared across social media by pro-Trump accounts

Crisis has ​quickly widened into a regional conflict

Sources close to Iran's leadership told Reuters the strains were starting to show among leading figures still alive

The war has roiled global ⁠markets and oil ​prices have hit multi-year highs

"Today Iran will be hit very hard!" Trump posts on his Truth Social media platform

Targets include American bases and occupied territories

Emirates has been operating ​limited services from Dubai and ⁠Abu Dhabi through safe air corridors.

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war

Vessel targeted near borders of Kuwait in Gulf

Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei warns European Union

French army general staff official confirms arrangement today

Gulf countries have been targeted by repeated waves of Iranian drone and missile attacks in retaliation for the massive US-Israeli air campaign.

The Iranian ministry statement, which was carried by state media, said Iranian forces are cooperating with "noble Kurds" to thwart the "Israeli-American" plan to attack Iranian soil.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he ordered US forces to join Israel’s attack on Iran because he believed Iran was about to strike first, contradicting the rationale offered a day earlier by his secretary of state for how the war began.