US President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal to end the war, but he doesn’t want to yet “because the terms are not good enough”
In an interview with NBC, Trump adds the US has “totally demolished” Kharg Island – Iran’s critical oil export hub – but that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun”
The US embassy in Baghdad has warned its citizens in Iraq to leave “immediately” after a missile hit the building on Saturday; non-emergency US government employees have been told to leave Oman
Israel and Iran have traded strikes overnight, while missile and drone interceptions have been reported in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar
Meanwhile, Trump has repeated a call for several countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz – here’s why the oil shipping lane matters
The UK says it is discussing a “range of options” to secure shipping in the region – here is how other countries have responded to Trump
The US has identified six soldiers killed in a refuelling aircraft crash in Iraq on Thursday
