Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz Over Trump Ultimatum

UAE says it’s been targeted by 4 Iranian ballistic missiles and 25 drones on Sunday

Qatar confirms death of 7th person in helicopter that crashed off its coast

Qatar’s Interior Ministry says rescuers found the body of a seventh person who initially had been missing.

The Defense Ministry said four Qatari forces and three Turkish nationals — including a military officer and two civilians — were on board the helicopter that crashed Saturday in Qatari territorial waters.

German defense chief demands Iran immediately stop de-facto closure of Strait of Hormuz

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says joint efforts to secure trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz can come only after a ceasefire is achieved.

Pistorius urged Iran to ensure freedom and safe passage in the strait.

He made the comments Sunday during a trip to Japan for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi.

Hezbollah claims responsibility for deadly strike on Israeli border town

The Lebanese militant group said it was behind a rocket salvo that struck a car and killed one person in the town of Misgav Am.

The Israeli military said a civilian was killed in what “seemed to be” a rocket attack. Israeli medics said they found the man dead in his car and released a video showing two vehicles ablaze.

Hezbollah claimed it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers with rockets.

Iranian missiles injure more than 160 in Israeli towns near nuclear site, officials say

More than 160 people have been injured, some seriously, according to Israeli emergency officials, as Iranian missiles attack towns near nuclear site, international media reported.

Bahrain reports new missile and drone attacks

The Persian Gulf country says its air defense systems were responding to missile and drone attacks from Iran.

The Defense Ministry said two missiles and two drones were launched at the kingdom island, which hosts the U.S. 5th Fleet.

It said a total of 145 missiles and 146 drones have now been fired at Shiite-majority Bahrain since the start of the war.

Qatar confirms 6 dead in helicopter crash off its coast

The Qatari Interior Ministry said one person is still missing from the crash on Saturday in the Persian Gulf country’s territorial waters.

A ministry statement on Sunday didn’t clarify the nationality of the dead or say if they were civilian or military.

The Defense Ministry blamed a “technical malfunction” for the crash.

Fresh blasts in Jerusalem

Blasts were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran.

Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service said after the first warning that there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Qatar chopper crash

Rescuers were searching for the crew and passengers of a Qatari military helicopter that crashed in the Gulf state's waters after a "technical malfunction", the government said early Sunday.

While Qatar has been targeted by several strikes since the start of the Middle East war, no connection has been made between this chopper and the conflict triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Missiles target Saudi, UAE

Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said Sunday three ballistic missiles were detected around the capital Riyadh, while its UAE counterpart said it was responding to Iranian missile and drone attacks.