Israel carries out new attacks on Lebanon and Iran

Israel carries out new attacks on Lebanon and Iran, with explosions seen across Tehran

Iranian attacks were reported in Israel, with air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and explosions seen in the sky as strikes were intercepted

Across the region, explosions are reported in Qatar and Bahrain, while six people are injured by falling debris in Abu Dhabi; Azerbaijan says it was attacked by two Iranian drones; and a tanker is damaged in the northern Gulf - Iran says it hit a US ship

Meanwhile, the first flight organised by the UK government to bring citizens home from the region has been delayed by a technical issue

The flight from Oman was due to take off last night - but will now set off today. "It's a total farce," one passenger tells the BBC

In the US, lawmakers voted against a measure that would have limited Donald Trump's ability to order more military action in Iran

And in northern Iraq, Kurdish Iranians deny their forces have entered Iran: "We cannot move if the air above us is not cleaned," they tell the BBC

Iran foreign ministry claims US and Israel 'target civilian areas'

Iran's foreign ministry is accusing the US and Israel of deliberately targeting civilian areas with their strikes.

In a post on X, spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the strikes "reverberate through global markets, driving up energy prices, destabilizing currencies, and eroding the purchasing power of ordinary people around the world".

He added: "Yet for us Iranians, the cost is immeasurably higher: our people are being brutally slaughtered as the aggressors deliberately target civilian areas and any location they believe will inflict the maximum possible suffering and loss of life."

Donald Trump has said he is seeking to destroy Iran's ballistic missile capabilities and ability to develop nuclear weapons.

Kurds in Iraq deny they have entered Iran: 'We cannot move if the air is not cleaned'

Kurdish Iranian opposition parties in northern Iraq have roundly denied reports that some of their forces have crossed the border into Iran.

“This is not true. Do not believe it,” says Hanna Hussein Yazdan Pana, of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK). “Not a single Peshmerga (fighter) has moved. No one moves alone.

She says six opposition groups - which recently formed a coalition - are coordinating their plans but need the Americans to pave the way for a move. She tells us nothing will happen this week.

"It’s not about the hours or days," she says. "We cannot move if the air above us is not cleaned. We need to see weapons depots [of the regime] being destroyed. Otherwise, it would be suicidal."

She calls for a no-fly zone to provide protection for Kurdish forces. "The regime is very brutal," she says, "and the most advanced weapon we have is a Kalashnikov."

There’s been growing speculation that President Trump wants Kurdish forces to join the war, to provide boots on the ground. The White House has denied a report that he is considering arming them.