US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on Tuesday, warning Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Here are the latest developments on Tuesday:

Trump 'not finished' with Iran

President Donald Trump the United States will continue attacks on Iran, while forecasting it would take the country more than 20 years to rebuild from current damage.

"If we left right now, it would take Iran 20, 25 years to rebuild. Okay, and we're not finished at all...we're not leaving right now," he told reporters during a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

Trump warns Houthis

Trump said he would "take care of" the Houthi rebels if the Iran-backed militant group follows through on its threatened blockade of Saudi ports.

"If something like that happens, we take care of it," Trump told reporters. 

Pakistan PM calls for restraint

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for restraint from all warring sides during a meeting with Iran's interior minister on Tuesday.

Sharif "urged all sides to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that could further destabilize the region", a statement from his office said, adding that he told Iran's Eskandar Momeni that Pakistan would continue to act as a mediator.

Kuwait slams Iranian attacks

Kuwait said Iran hit several power and water desalination plants Monday, causing fires in the fourth such attacks in as many days.

Bahrain says intercepts Iran attacks

Bahrain sounded sirens as the country's military had said it intercepted the latest of a spate of Iranian attacks on the Gulf kingdom.

"The siren has been sounded, Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the interior ministry said in a statement on X.

Jordan intercepts drones

The Jordanian military announced it had intercepted five Iranian drones, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirming the attack that they said targeted a "complex housing US terrorist forces in the region of Rukban".

US 'worldwide caution' alert

The US State Department on Monday issued an alert urging American citizens around the world to "exercise increased caution" because of the war with Iran.

"Americans outside the Middle East should reconsider travel to and through the region," it said, while warning of the heightened possibility of attacks targeting US diplomatic facilities "or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world."

Iran stops tankers in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday they stopped two "non-compliant oil tankers" attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, after "explosions caused extensive fires aboard them," state news agency IRNA reported.

US strikes

The US military said Monday it had completed a new round of strikes against Iran, targeting various sites to counter Tehran's ability to attack ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

"US forces struck Iranian military command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems to degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking commercial vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz," US Central Command, CENTCOM, said in a post on X.

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