US-Israel-Iran War News LIVE Updates: UAE Lifts Airspace Closure, Israel Launches Renewed Attack on Tehran and Beirut

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he will not allow the UK to be drawn into a "wider war" in the Middle East, asserting that he is working with European allies to develop a "viable plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Starmer asserted that he would not allow the UK to be drawn into a "wider war".

"I want to see an end to this war as quickly as possible. Because the longer it goes on, the more dangerous the situation becomes," he said.

"We are strong allies, have been for decades. But it is for me to act in what I consider to be in the best interest of Britain." In a statement last night, a spokesperson for the British prime minister said that Starmer and Trump "discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East and the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to end the disruption to global shipping, which is driving up costs worldwide."

Russia on Monday called on all parties involved in the West Asia conflict to immediately cease hostilities and refrain from attacks on civilian infrastructure.

In a statement posted on its web portal, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the loss of civilian lives and suffering in both the Gulf Arab states and Iran must stop.

Moscow also offered its “existing capabilities to facilitate a long-term and sustainable resolution to the conflict”.

"With their treacherous, unprovoked attack on Iran, the United States and Israel have unleashed an unprecedented cycle of violence in the Middle East, with no end in sight,” the ministry said.

"We renew our urgent call on all parties to immediately cease hostilities and shift the situation to a political and diplomatic framework. Above all, we call on all parties to refrain from attacks on civilian objects and infrastructure and to stop the loss of life and suffering among civilians, both in the Gulf Arab states and in Iran," the statement said.

AP reported that explosions were heard in Qatar as air defenses near Doha worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire on Tuesday morning.

Qatar’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted a missile attack on the country a short time later.

Dubai residents reported missile alerts around the same time.

Minutes after raising the alarm about the second Iranian missile launch since midnight on Monday into Tuesday, Israel's military announced it has started a "wide scale wave of strikes" throughout Tehran.

The Israeli military also said that it was striking Hezbollah's facilities in Beirut during the night.

A tanker anchored off the UAE’s eastern coast was hit by a projectile early Tuesday morning as the nation came under several waves of Iranian attacks.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, run by the British military, reported the attack, saying the vessel was in the Gulf of Oman off Fujairah.

It said the tanker sustained “minor structural damage” and no one was hurt.

Since the Iran war started, some 20 vessels in the region have come under attack as Iranian fire effectively halts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil and natural gas traded passes.

AP