Iran warns of "broader" and "crushing" attacks in response to Trump's latest threat to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the coming weeks.
A spokesperson for Iran's military says US-Israeli attacks on the country have been "insignificant", claiming the two countries have "incomplete" information about Tehran's military capabilities and equipment.
In a national address, Trump told Americans he would finish the job "very fast", without setting any timeline for ending the conflict - what else did he say?
His speech was largely a rehash of what he's been saying for days - and it leaves four big questions unanswered, our chief North America correspondent writes.
Global markets weren't reassured by the president's words, writes our Asia business reporter. Oil prices jumped to $106 a barrel and stocks slumped in Asia, a region where many countries are heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil.
Meanwhile, the war is causing deep rifts among Iranian families. Even among those opposed to the government, people disagree over whether the war will help or hinder change.
Cooper presses 'urgent need' to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Cooper tells the meeting of over 40 foreign ministers there is an "urgent need" to restore freedom of navigation for international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
In the last 24 hours, she says, 25 vessels have passed through the strait - it would usually see 150 vessels pass through, but has been impacted by Iran's effective blockade of the key route.
She adds there are some 20,000 tracked seafarers on some 2,000 trapped ships due to the strait's near-total closure.
UK foreign secretary condemns Iranian 'recklessness' over global economy
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper condemns Iran's "recklessness" for "hitting global economic security", as she addresses a virtual meeting of foreign ministers.
The meeting is aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz - a vital shipping route in the Middle East.
When it comes to Hormuz, there are no easy answers
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for normal business through diplomacy?
That’s the question being addressed today in a virtual ‘summit’ of foreign ministers, hosted by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper here at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in Westminster.
There are no easy answers.
President Trump and Israel’s war on Iran has, bizarrely, left the Iranian regime in a far stronger bargaining position than it had before the war started. By threatening shipping passing through this vital waterway, Iran can effectively hold the global economy to ransom.
With hundreds of ships stranded on either side of the strait, oil, gas and diesel prices have risen sharply.
President Trump has vacillated between setting Iran an ultimatum to reopen the strait or indicating he will walk away from the problem.
Now, he says that the countries that need the product coming out of the Gulf should deal with it themselves.
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