Italy has reportedly denied US military aircraft the use of an air base in Sicily.

Trump told the United Kingdom to “get your own oil” as he urged America’s allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz themselves.

Ukrainian drones have again damaged Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, the governor of ​the local region said on Tuesday, potentially adding to ‌Russia's difficulties in exporting oil.

Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on early on Tuesday, after ​Trump warned the United States would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.

Spain closed its airspace to U.S. warplanes operating in the war against Iran on Monday.

Iran has attacked a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait after joint US-Israeli strikes caused blackouts in Tehran.

The attacks come after Iran warned its forces are "waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them".

Oil prices hit their highest level in nearly two weeks, topping $116 a barrel as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.

The E-3 Sentry, one of the jewels in America’s military crown – essentially a $500m (£375m) flying battlefield nerve centre that allows commanders to track everything in the air across hundreds of miles.

Ukraine on Saturday agreed to cooperate on defence with the United ‌Arab Emirates and Qatar as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travelled to both countries amid escalating tensions in the region.

Trump has told aides he could end the war in Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.

Trump plunged his country into an absolutely unnecessary war.

Trump has squandered US strategic credibility and the Taiwanese can see the writing on the wall

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The US president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran.

There’s some risk the US will not be able to topple the regime, and will spend lives and billions to no purpose.

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