The yellow flag of the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah was hanging on top of a pile of rubble/BBC



US President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal to end the war, but he doesn't want to yet "because the terms are not good enough".

In an interview with NBC, Trump adds the US has "totally demolished" Kharg Island - Iran's critical oil export hub - but that "we may hit it a few more times just for fun".

The US embassy in Baghdad has warned its citizens in Iraq to leave "immediately" after a missile hit the building on Saturday; non-emergency US government employees have been told to leave Oman.

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Israel and Iran have traded strikes overnight, while missile and drone interceptions have been reported in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar.

Meanwhile, Trump has repeated a call for several countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK says it is discussing a "range of options" to secure shipping in the region - here is how other countries have responded to Trump.

The US has identified six soldiers killed in a refuelling aircraft crash in Iraq on Thursday.

As Israel continues to attack targets connected to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the BBC visited the remains of a home where eight members of a family, including three children, were killed in a strike.

The strike hit a home and shop on Wednesday evening as an extended family, including three children - aged five, nine and 14 - were gathering to break the Ramadan fast, locals said.

It is one of hundreds of strikes the Israeli military has carried out in Lebanon since the war with Hezbollah resumed almost two weeks ago.

The Israeli military told the BBC it had targeted "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure while Hezbollah operatives were present".

Neighbours and relatives at the scene said they had no knowledge of this.

How countries have responded to Trump's call to secure Strait of Hormuz

In a post on his platform Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote that he hoped five countries - China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK - would send warships to the Strait of Hormuz so it can "no longer be a threat" by Iran.

Here's how some of the countries have responded so far:

UK: "As we've said previously, we are currently discussing with our allies and partners a range of options to ensure the security of shipping in the region," a UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson says.

China: A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington told CNN that China calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

The spokesperson did not say whether Beijing would accept Trump's request, but said all parties have a responsibility to ensure a stable and unimpeded energy supply, adding that China would continue to strengthen communication with relevant parties.