Bahrain has come under attack from Iranian missiles as two hotels were struck in the kingdom’s capital, sparking a fire in one of them.
Flames engulfed the Hilton Hotel in Manama where one of the missiles hit with the Gulf state declaring the attack caused ‘material damage’ but did not result in any deaths.
Saudi Arabia has intercepted three drones near Riyadh this morning and residents in Dubai received alerts on their phone ordering them to take immediate shelter.
Meanwhile Donald Trump told the Iranian regime’s besieged military force to surrender or face ‘guaranteed death’ as his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the US has ‘only just begun’.
And Israel declared the war is entering its ‘next phase’ as it launched more airstrikes in Tehran and Beirut where an unprecedented evacuation order was issued telling residents to ‘save their lives’.
Follow the latest updates on the US-Iran war below
US-Israel war with Iran enters seventh day: Here’s what you need to know
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters its seventh day.
Here are your main developments:
- Donald Trump told the Iranian regime’s besieged military force to surrender or face ‘guaranteed death’ as his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the US has ‘only just begun’.
- Trump added he was not currently considering sending US ground troops into Iran after saying he would ‘have to be involved’ in choosing Iran’s next leader
- US forces sent a massive Iranian drone carrier up in flames last night as part of its effort to sink the entire Iranian Navy
- Israel has declared a ‘next phase’ in the conflict with more airstrikes in Tehran while its military issued an unprecedented warning in Beirut, telling residents ‘save your lives and evacuate your residences’ immediately
- Iranian missiles struck two hotels in Bahrain with footage showing one on fire in the capital Manama
- Saudi Arabia said it destroyed three drones east of Riyadh today as Iran presses on with attacks across the Gulf
- The first government chartered repatriation flight leaving from the Middle East arrives back in the UK after the first attempt was delayed because of pilot working hours
Kemi Badenoch: I back RAF strikes on Iranian missile launchers
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she would support Royal Air Force jets striking Iranian missile launch sites.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she said: ‘That is the right thing to do. Otherwise, we are allowing our service personnel to be put in danger. We have to think about them.’
Ms Badenoch added: ‘If this was a nuclear attack, God forbid, it would be too late.
‘You can’t always wait for people to attack you. Sometimes you have to make sure that you get there first to stop their ability to hurt your citizens.’
She said she would like to see a ‘de-escalation’, but said: ‘We are in this war whether we like it or not because we have put bases in other people’s countries and we need to protect them.
‘And what I’m worried about is that our Government looks afraid to do anything and just wants to sort of make it go away, and we need to be stronger than that.’
Sri Lanka takes control of sunken Iranian warship after US submarine attack
Sri Lanka has begun transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to shore today as tensions mount in the Indian Ocean.
Navy spokesman Cmdr. Buddhika Sampath said the sailors of the IRIS Bushehr were being brought first to the port of Colombo and the ship will later be moved to an eastern port on the island.
‘The disembarkation is in progress,’ he said, adding the sailors would be taken to the naval base at Welisara, about 12 miles north of Colombo, after medical exams and immigration procedures.
The move by the Sri Lankan government to take over the vessel came after the US sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka’s coast Wednesday.
The strike marked one of the rare instances since World War II in which a submarine sank a surface warship, and highlighted the expanding scope of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Israel claims to have destroyed Hezbollah ‘terror sites’ in new Beirut strikes
Israeli airstrikes have caused huge destruction in Beirut’s southern suburbs today after the military claimed it had destroyed Hezbollah targets
The attacks came after the Israel issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the area where hundreds of thousands of people live.
The Israeli military said that it carried out 26 waves of strikes on the area since Lebanon was dragged into the war four days ago, including overnight’s raids against ‘command centres and multi-storey structures in which were terror sites’.
It said forces struck ‘an executive council’s command centre and a facility storing UAVs (drones) utilised by Hezbollah for conducting attacks against the State of Israel’.
Picture: Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel
Here’s a picture of an Iranian missile with cluster munitions heading towards Israel after it was fired by Tehran last night.
Dubai residents receive ‘missile threat’ alert on their phones
Residents of Dubai have this morning received an alert on their phones urging them to shelter from potential missile threats, the AFP news agency is reporting.
According to reporters, Emirtati officials have instructed: ‘Due to the current situation, potential missile threats, seek immediate shelter in the closest secure building and steer away from windows, doors and open areas.’
Yesterday, alerts were issued across the UAE after it confirmed it was struck with an Iranian ballistic missile and six drones following a barrage of 131 suicide drones in a furious ‘revenge’ attack by Iran.
Influencers had been captured posting videos of alarms ringing out of the city from rooftop bars, inside bomb shelters and even from a bubbling jacuzzi amid the deadly strikes
Four men are arrested in London on suspicion of spying for Iran
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran following a police probe into surveillance of members of the Jewish community in London.
The suspects, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals were taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police at around 1am this morning.
The force said the men, aged 22, 40, 52 and 55, were arrested at addresses in Harrow, Watford and Barnet.
They were detained as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into suspected National Security Act offences.
The probe relates to suspected surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area.
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Brits arrive home after ‘traumatic’ government repatriation flight from the Middle East
by Andy Crick and Eleanor Mann
The first Brits stranded in the Middle East to arrive back in the UK on a government chartered flight landed at Stansted Airport in the early hours this morning, some ‘traumatised’ by the ordeal.
After long waits on buses in the desert, dangerous border crossings, and many having panic attacks during the delays on board, the British citizens who were caught up in the Middle East conflict spoke about their horrific journey home.
While many were overjoyed to be reunited with their families, passengers also noted the apparent emptiness of the plane – supposed to have 400 people on board – which apparently saw only around 80 people getting off the plane.
It comes after the farce on Wednesday, which saw the first flight chartered by the UK Government grounded after the pilot had ‘exceeded his hours’ – meaning the flight did not take off until Thursday.
Brits who had been stranded in Dubai finally managed to get on board the Titan Airways plane chartered by the Government taking off from Muscat, Oman, on Thursday just before 2pm.
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Saudi Arabia intercept three drones near Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said it destroyed three drones east of Riyadh today as Iran presses on with attacks across the Gulf.
‘Three drones were intercepted and destroyed east of the Riyadh region,’ the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, quoting a spokesperson.
Iranian missiles hit two hotels in Bahrain
Fire burns at Hilton Hotel following an Iranian drone strike in Bahrain
Iranian missiles have struck two hotels in Bahrain, with footage showing a hotel in the capital Manama on fire.
Bahrain’s interior ministry said a residential building was also targeted in the attack.
The latest attack has caused ‘material damage but no loss of life’, the Ministry of Interior said in a post on X.
Earlier this week, the US Navy base in Bahrain was targeted by Iranian missiles.
Israel declares war in ‘new phase’ as more strikes launched in Tehran
Israel’s military chief has warned the war was moving to the ‘next phase’ as more airstrikes were carried out in Tehran and Beirut.
New pictures from Beirut’s southern suburbs showed mangled buildings and burned-out vehicles after heavy Israeli bombing overnight, with tens of thousands fleeing the destruction.
While powerful explosions shattered the skies above Iran’s capital Tehran early Friday as Israel said it was striking ‘regime infrastructure’ in the city.
In a televised statement Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said: ‘We are now moving to the next phase of the operation. We have additional surprises ahead which I do not intend to disclose.’
US announces strike on Iranian drone carrier
US Central Command last night announced its forces have struck an Iranian drone carrier, which it said is ‘roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier.’
It shared footage of the attack, showing soldiers zeroing in on the ship.
Moments later, a large plume of smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from the center of the ship and debris starts to fall.
Another plume of smoke soon appeared on the other side of the ship as well, as CENTCOM said it was on fire.
‘US forces aren’t holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy,’ it warned.
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