The war has so far killed over 1000 people in Iran, with further deaths in Lebanon and Israel as oil prices surge past $100.

Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran enters a more dangerous phase, with missile attacks, drone interceptions, naval threats and widening regional spillover pushing the Middle East deeper into crisis.

Iran has strangled one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, the Strait of Hormuz, by threatening merchant ships and attacking tankers. Iran also has more than 5,000 naval mines in its arsenal, according to estimates by the Defense Intelligence Agency, and is beginning to deploy them, according to U.S. officials said.

The United States and Israel are continuing to launch strikes at Iran, as Donald Trump tells Tehran's remaining power brokers it is "too late" to negotiate.

US President Donald Trump threatened to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

Iran’s current strikes could open a window for Israel to improve ties with Gulf states, but caution is needed as fears of Israeli influence and anti-Israel narratives persist, says expert.