The Kuwaiti army says fuel storage tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport have been targeted by a wave of hostile drones.
The Kuwaiti army says fuel storage tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport have been targeted by a wave of hostile drones.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian attack targeted its Salman Port.
It says the country's Civil Defence Services are taking measures to control a fire sparked by the incident.
Israeli airstrikes on several targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed eight people, according to a toll released by the health ministry.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that a series of Israeli airstrikes had targeted more than 20 towns and villages in southern Lebanon.
"Six people were killed by an Israeli airstrike on the town of Kherbet Selm," the health ministry reported.
A second strike killed at least two people in Kfar Rumman near the city of Nabatiyeh, it was added.
Reporting with AFP
US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for the deadly strike on a girls' school in the southern Iranian town of Minab.
"We think it was done by Iran," he told reporters.
"Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their ammunition. They have no accuracy whatsoever."
Neither Israel nor the United States has claimed responsibility for the attack, which Iranian officials say killed at least 150 people.
A New York Times investigation found the US military was most likely responsible.
Let's flick back to the US now.
I mentioned earlier that US President Donald Trump had been speaking to reporters on Air Force One after attending the dignified transfer of six fallen service members.
In addition to saying he didn't want Kurdish fighters to join the war, he touched further on a few other points that are worth returning to.
Trump told reporters the US retains significant leverage over Iran and isn't looking to negotiate with its remaining leadership.
"We're not looking to settle," he said. "They'd like to settle. We're not looking to settle."
Steve Witkoff, one of the president's top envoys in talks with Iran, said Tehran was not "very amenable" in negotiations before Operation Epic Fury was launched.
"They told me and Jared [Kushner], we're not going to give you diplomatically what you couldn't take militarily," he said.
"So you know, I think they're going to need a change of attitude."
Reporting with AP
The federal government is considering a request for military assistance from Gulf states targeted by Iranian attacks as the war in the Middle East enters its second week.
All six Gulf states — Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar — have been impacted by Iranian strikes since the war began, which have targeted civilian infrastructure including airports.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong told Insiders the government had received requests from some of those countries for protection against drone and missile attacks.
"We have been asked and we will consider in accordance with those principles," she said.
"We are not participating in offensive action against Iran."
She would not provide details on the type of military assistance being considered, but said the government would be transparent if it accepted the request.
You can read the full story by Holly Tregenza here.
If you're just tuning in, here's a quick rundown on the latest developments in the Middle East war:
US Central Command has hit back at Iran's claim American service members have been captured.
In a post on X, Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said: "It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner".
US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for CENTCOM, says no troops have been taken prisoner.
"The Iranian regime is doing everything it can to peddle lies and deceive. This is yet another clear example," he said.
The Israeli military says it has begun an additional wave of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
It says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council says "several American soldiers" have been taken prisoner.
In a post on X, Ali Larijani said the US has claimed the servicemembers were killed in action.
"Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long," he said.
He did not say where they were captured, or under what circumstances.
The Pentagon has confirmed the deaths of six servicemembers, whose bodies have been returned to the US.