US President Donald Trump reiterated his threat against Iran if it were to cut off the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz with a post to his Truth Social page Monday night.

'If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far,' he warned.

'Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back,' Trump said, adding that 'Death, Fire and Fury will reign upon them.'

'But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen,' Trump wrote.

The president then went on to call his warning 'a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait.'

'Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated,' he added, ominously.

Israel's military has warned it will soon strike Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern Lebanese cities of Tyre and Sidon, warning residents to move away from targeted buildings.

'Urgent warning to the residents of Tyre and Sidon. The IDF will soon attack military infrastructure belonging to the terrorist organisation Hezbollah,' one of the military's Arabic-language spokesmen, Avichay Adraee, posted on X.

'We urge residents of the buildings marked in red on the two attached maps and the nearby buildings: you are located near buildings used by Hezbollah.

'For your safety, you must evacuate immediately and move at least 300 metres away,' he added.

Here are the latest developments on the US-Israel war with Iran after Donald Trump indicated the conflict was 'ahead of schedule' and would end 'very soon':

• Trump threatened to bring 'death, fire and fury' down on Iran if it were to cut off the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz
• Massive airstrikes hit Tehran with explosions last night as Trump promised the world the war would end 'very soon' and claimed the US has 'already won'
• Oil prices dipped following Trump's announcement as the President indicated he will waive some sanctions on oil due to market turmoil
• Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces said Tehran will not allow the export of oil from the region to US and Israeli allies as long as the war continues
• Australia has granted asylum to some of Iran's visiting women's football team over fears they faced persecution at home for not singing the national anthem before a match.
• Turkey said a US-made Patriot missile defence system would be deployed a day after NATO shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran

Stick with us throughout the day as we bring you the latest developments.

The Iranian foreign minister has declared Tehran will continue to fight for 'as long as it takes' as Donald Trump indicated the war would be over 'very soon'.

Abbas Araghchi told US broadcaster PBS News that his country was prepared to continue missile attacks and that negotiations with the United States were no longer on the agenda.

Araghchi said: 'Well, if they have all rights to take all necessary measures to protect their facilities, I think we are even -- we have more rights to take all necessary measures to defend ourselves, to protect our people,' he said.

He added Iran is 'well prepared to continue attacking them with our missiles as long as needed and as long as it takes.'

by Mark Nicol and Sam Lawley

Massive airstrikes hit Tehran with explosions last night as Donald Trump promised the world the war would end 'very soon' and claimed the US has 'already won'.

The sky above the Iranian capital glowed amid the latest wave of US-Israeli attacks proving the US President's vow to 'go further' in the conflict was serious.

Mr Trump had earlier insisted war in the Middle East was 'pretty much' over and claimed the operation launched 10 days ago was 'very far' ahead of schedule.

The American President even described the massive US and Israeli onslaught as a 'short-term excursion' which will be 'finished pretty quickly'.

But further remarks betrayed Mr Trump's willingness to keep the war with Iran going, as he added: 'We've already won in many ways but we haven't won enough...we're going to go further.'

He said: 'We could call it a tremendous success right now… or we could go further, and we’re going to go further. We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.'

Amnesty International Australia has raised its concerns for the safety of the members of the Iran women's football team and is calling on Australian authorities to ensure all of the team members have been clearly informed of their right to seek protection in Australia.

'The Iranian women’s football team face serious risks to their safety if they return to Iran,' said Zaki Haidari, Strategic Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia.

'We stress that they have the right to seek protection and safety in Australia and must have an opportunity to exercise that right.'

Five members of the team have been granted humanitarian visas to stay.

Iran continued its attacks on Gulf countries on Tuesday, with incoming missile sirens heard early in the morning in Dubai and Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia announced that it destroyed two drones over its oil-rich eastern region and Kuwait's National Guard said it has taken down six drones.

Israeli strikes also hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight as forces continue to target Hezbollah.

Protesters in Australia briefly tried to stop a bus carrying the members of the Iranian women's football team from heading to the airport on Tuesday.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and California Governor Gavin Newsom have addressed the war in Iran as they tried to woo voters in New Hampshire ahead of the 2028 election.

'If a president is going to take a country into war, and risk the lives of American troops and Americans in the region, he has to have a real justification and not one that seems to change every five to 10 hours,' Beshear told CBS News after a Democratic fundraiser in Keene.

'This president seems to use force before ever trying diplomacy, and he has a duty to sell it to the American people and to address Congress with it,' Beshear continued.

'He hasn't done any of that. In fact, it appears there isn't even a plan for what success looks like. He's gone from regime change to strategic objectives and now is talking about unconditional surrender, which isn't realistic where he is.'

Beshear also said he thought that Congress should have reined in Trump's war powers.

'He is trying to ignore Congress. He's trying to even ignore the American people,' the Kentucky governor said.

Newsom, meanwhile, recently held a book tour event in Portsmouth, when he addressed the issue.

'I'm very angry about this war, with all due respect, you know, not because I'm angry the supreme leader is dead. Quite the contrary. I'm not naive about the last 37 years of his reign. Forty-seven years since '79 — the revolution,' the California Democrat said.

'But I'm also mindful that you have a president who still is inarticulate and incapable of giving us the rationale of why? Why now? What's the endgame?'

New Hampshire will be the first state in the country to hold primary elections for the parties to select their presidential candidate ahead of the 2028 election.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that he cannot stop US forces inside the country from redeploying some weapons, after reports emerged that some US Patriot missile defense systems were being sent to aid forces in the Middle East.

'It appears that there is controversy recently over US Forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air-defense weapons, out of the country,' Lee said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, without confirming whether the missile defense systems were redeployed.

'We are voicing our opposition to the USFK shipping some of its air defense weapons according to their military needs as the situation unfolds, but it is also a clear reality that we cannot fully carry through our opinion.'

The president added that the removal of some US weapons from the country 'does not hinder [our] deterrence strategy towards North Korea.'

UNICEF announced on Monday that nearly 700,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Lebanon since the war began in the Middle East last week, including about 200,000 children.

It also said that since March 2, at least 83 children have been killed and 254 wounded in the country.

'On average, more than 10 children have been killed every day across Lebanon over the past week, with approximately 36 children injured each day,' the agency said in a statement.

'UNICEF calls on all parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, including schools and shelters, and to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law,' it continued.

'UNICEF urges immediate efforts to de-escalate the situation and prevent further harm to children.'