Middle East

Loud explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas as the US carried out new strikes on southern Iran after President Donald Trump threatened to ‘finish the job’ if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal.

Ukraine’s President has penned a letter to Donald Trump asking for ammunition to counter Russian missiles as the UK signs a pact with a European ally citing ‘Russian aggression’ as Europe’s greatest challenge.

US President Donald Trump has put a US ally on notice, telling them they’re going to have to ‘behave’ if they want to survive.

The Israeli military has declared large parts of southern Lebanon a ‘combat zone’ and called on the population to flee.

Iranian TV reports have detailed how the country plans to bounce back from war, should a peace deal be secured with the US.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to launch ‘decisive reciprocal response’ to any attack, a day after the US struck targets in southern Iran.

The move came amid escalating cross-border hostilities despite the ceasefire declared weeks ago.

Strikes on Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a ‘gross violation’ of a ‌tenuous ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks, Tehran says.

The group was escorted through a back door at the international airport where footage shows a scuffle breaking out.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Fresh alarm has been raised over Gaza, with a senior peace envoy warning the deteriorating situation could fuel renewed violence.

US Central Command has confirmed that the US has launched fresh strikes on Iran, moments after Donald Trump issued a nuclear demand.

‘This little girl, a little bird from the birds of paradise, was playing at the door of her home,’ said the child’s grandmother of her death.