Since the beginning of the war, Iranian authorities have imposed an internet blackout on its citizens.

According to monitoring group NetBlocks, Iranians are now entering their 23rd day without internet access.

“The measure adds to the wartime distress of millions of civilians who lack independent sources of information and alerts,” it added.

We have never seen anything quite like this before.

There have been wars in the Persian Gulf – at least two of them in living memory. There have been oil price shocks – most famously in the 1970s and 1980s. There have been cost of living crises triggered by war – as we all know, having faced the aftershocks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

But this latest war is holding a knife against the very throat of the economy.

The Strait of Hormuz is the most consequential stretch of water anywhere in the world. Think of the global economy as a giant organism: like all big animals, it needs to be constantly fed.

We stick raw materials – from metals and fuels to minerals and foods – in one end. Out of the other come all that we take for granted, from computers and phones to the power, heat and chemicals that keep us all alive.

And few of those ‘inputs’ are more important than oil and gas.

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Abu Obeida, a Hamas military spokesperson, said the group was 'watching with pride' as missiles struck the Israeli cities of Dimona and Arad.

He described the attacks as 'a natural response to the Zionist-American aggression against Iran and the genocidal massacres in Gaza,' directly linking the escalation to ongoing events in the Palestinian enclave.

The statement also said that Iran represents a “line of defense for the entire Islamic nation.” Hamas called on Muslims everywhere to stand united against the “real enemy” and to work toward the liberation of Palestine.

An Iranian official has said the Strait of Hormuz is open to 'everyone except enemies' in a new statement.

Seyed Ali Mousavi, Iran's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization, made the remarks carried by two Iranian news agencies.

The statement indicates that Tehran would determine which vessels are allowed passage. Iran has already approved the passage of ships through the waterway to China and elsewhere in Asia.

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the globe's oceans, is a critical pathway for the world's flow of oil.

Attacks on commercial ships and threats of further strikes have stopped nearly all tankers from carrying oil, gas and other goods through the passage.

Six people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar's waters.

The Qatari defence ministry said the aircraft had crashed after suffering a technical malfunction during 'routine duty'.

A search operation is underway to find the last missing person.

While Qatar has been targeted by several strikes since the start of the Middle East war, no connection has been made between this chopper and the conflict triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

A man has been killed in a suspected anti-tank missile attack in the northern border town of Misgav Am.

The Israeli ambulance service said two vehicles caught fire.

Misgav Am sits near Israel's northern border with Lebanon.

Sirens were sounded in the community an hour after the attack.

Hezbollah later took responsibility. In a statement, the group claims to have targeted a 'gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the settlement of Misgav Am with a rocket barrage' at 8 a.m.

The IDF says it detected fire from Lebanon at that time, which struck two vehicles, killing a man.

Britain would be forced to rely on American missile defence systems stationed in Europe if Iran launched a rocket attack on the UK similar to the one attempted on Diego Garcia this weekend.

The warning came after Tehran fired two ballistic missiles on Friday night towards the base in the Indian Ocean, which is jointly operated by the US and the UK.

The island lies 2,360 miles from Iran, well beyond the 1,240 miles which was thought to be the outer limit of the regime’s reach.

It potentially puts Paris, 2,609 miles away, and even London – 2,750 miles – within Iran’s range if, as some strategists fear, the country uses its Simorgh space launch technology to extend its missile range. RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is just 1,000 miles from Tehran.

And Israel warned last night that Iran's new missile can hit Europe.

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Israel has denied responsibility for the strike on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

The site sits nearly 220 kilometers (135 miles) southeast of Tehran. The Iranian judiciary's official news agency, Mizan, said there was no leakage.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has said the bulk of Iran's estimated 970 pounds (440 kilograms) of enriched uranium is elsewhere, beneath the rubble at its Isfahan facility.

The Pentagon declined to comment on the strike on Natanz, which was also hit in the first week of the war and in the 12-day war last June.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said such strikes posed a "real risk of catastrophic disaster throughout the Middle East."

Israel’s Kan news reported that the US had indeed struck the facility, using “bunker buster” bombs to target the site. It cited unspecified sources.

First responders pictured in the aftermath of an attack of the city of Arad, Israel which has wounded 100 people.

Among the injured, were a 12-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, both reported to be in serious condition.

In a message on X, Benjamin Netanyahu said: 'Just a short while ago, I spoke with the Mayor of Arad, Yair Maayan, and asked him to convey, on behalf of all Israeli citizens, our prayers for the peace of the injured.

'I have instructed the Director General of my office to provide all the necessary assistance together with all government ministries.

'I strengthen the emergency and rescue forces operating in the field right now, and I call on everyone to heed the instructions of the Home Front Command.

'We are determined to continue to strike our enemies on all fronts.'

Israel's military said it was not able to intercept missiles that hit the southern cities of Dimona and Arad, the largest near the center in Israel's sparsely populated Negev desert. It was the first time Iranian missiles penetrated Israel's air defense systems in the area around the nuclear site.

Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.

The Israeli Health Ministry has reported that 303 people have been taken to hospitals as a result of the conflict with Iran and Hezbollah.

More than 10 were in a serious condition. A total of 4,564 people have been taken to hospital since the start of the conflict.

84 were injured in strikes on Southern Israel last night by Iran.

The Israeli military said on Sunday it was striking Tehran just hours after Iran's attacks on southern Israel.

The IDF said a strategic research and development facility belonging to the Iranian military was struck by an Israeli missile.

It said the Malek-ashtar’ University facility was utilized by the Iranian terror regime’s military industries and ballistic missiles array to develop nuclear weapon components and weapons.

The University is under Western sanctions over its activities relating to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs

Tehran fired long-range missiles for the first time on Saturday, expanding the risk of attacks beyond the Middle East, while an Iranian strike landed near Israel's secretive nuclear reactor about 13 km (8 miles) southeast of Dimona.

Iran launched two ballistic missiles with a range of 4,000 km (2,500 miles) at the U.S.-British ‌military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, said Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir.

'These missiles are not intended to strike Israel. Their range reaches European capitals - Berlin, Paris, and Rome are all within direct threat range,' Zamir said in a statement.