WATCH: Smoke seen in Bahrain area housing US Navy base, blasts heard in Abu Dhabi
The US Embassy in Bahrain urged citizens to shelter in place while citing media reports of threats of missiles and drones over Bahraini airspace.
Middle East
Internet services disrupted in Iran as Iranians rush to publish footage of US, Israeli strikes
WATCH: Pahlavi refers to Israeli-US airstrikes as 'humanitarian intervention' against Iran's regime
US launches wave of military strikes on Iran from aircraft carriers, bases in region
Iran prepares for retaliation, official vows 'crushing response' to Israel-US attack
"Tehran is preparing for retaliation; the response will be crushing," the officials said, according to Reuters.
Mossad launches Farsi Telegram channel for 'Iranian brothers and sisters'
The intelligence service also called on Iranians to share photos and videos of their "just struggle against the regime," as Israel strikes Iran as part of Operation Shield of Judah.
Iran's Khamenei moved to 'secure location' as Israel, US launch attack on Tehran
Israel and the United States launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with blasts heard in Tehran as Israel entered a state of emergency.
'Help is on the way': Trump confirms US operation in Iran, calls for Iranians to 'take over gov't'
Trump: US objective is to "defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime...We are going to destroy their missiles, we are going to annihilate their navy."
Iran attack triggers sirens across Israel, Trump confirms US operation
Explosions heard in Tehran • State of emergency issued in Israel
Why trusting physics, not politics, once kept Iran in check - opinion
We backed the Iran nuclear deal not out of trust in Tehran but trust in physics. A decade later, Iran’s program is stronger, and the cost of abandoning diplomacy is clear.
Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis
Israel is closely monitoring US military deployments as uncertainty grows over Iran’s next move and the possibility of a broader regional showdown.
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, a US-recognized terrorist group, said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after a Pakistani bombing campaign.
Iran designated as state sponsor of wrongful detention, Marco Rubio announces
"The Iranian regime must stop taking hostages and release all Americans unjustly detained in Iran," Rubio said, as Trump states he is "not happy" with the negotiations.
Iran stored highly enriched uranium at underground site, IAEA report says
This is the first time the IAEA has reported where uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the 90% of weapons grade, has been stored.
