Iran has threatened to target UK, French and US military bases across the Middle East if the help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack.Both countries have exchanged extensive aerial attacks after Israel launched a surprise missile assault on some of Tehran’s nuclear facilities,

US is involved in stopping Iranian missile and drone fire; the UK and France are not known to participate, but have signaled they could

Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

A US aircraft carrier is barrelling towards the Middle East after Donald Trump warned the “full strength and might” of the military would be used if America was attacked. Iran and

Tehran said American bases in the Middle East could face reprisals if the U.S. helped repel Iranian attacks on Israel.

Britain is sending more RAF jets to the Middle East after Iran threatened to target British, French and American bases if they help Israel fend off Iranian strikes. Iranian state media said Tehran had warned it would target US,