Deadly fighting across the Middle East intensified on Tuesday as Washington urged its citizens to leave much of the region and President Donald Trump signalled the conflict with Iran could last far longer than initially projected.
Powerful explosions rocked Tehran overnight as US and Israeli strikes continued for a third day. Fighter jets were heard over the Iranian capital while retaliatory missile and drone attacks targeted Israel and several Gulf states. With airspace closures spreading and energy markets rattled, the crisis has rapidly evolved into the most serious regional confrontation in decades.
