The US carried out strikes on Iran for an 11th consecutive night, as Donald Trump threatened to hit "Pickaxe Mountain", a suspected underground nuclear enrichment site near Natanz. The renewed bombardment follows the collapse of a ceasefire agreed in April, with both sides now fighting over control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a wider regional conflict and further disruption to global shipping and fuel prices.

US Central Command said the latest strikes targeted Iranian military operations centres, aircraft hangars, drone facilities and maritime capabilities, accusing Iran of attacking more than 30 commercial vessels in the strait over the past three months. Air defences were activated in Tehran, with explosions reported in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak and Bushehr, while Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan said they intercepted Iranian drones and missiles. Iran warned any strike on the nuclear site would be treated as "an expansion of war", and the Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi ports in the Red Sea, prompting Trump to threaten action against them too. The Pentagon says the conflict has cost the US about $37.5bn so far, up nearly $8bn since May.