The regime’s Defence Council also said it would deploy naval mines across the “entire Persian Gulf” in the event of a land invasion.

Social media footage showed the aircraft stopped on the runway with its nose in the air and significant damage to the cockpit. 

Iran said it would “completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targeted energy infrastructure after Donald Trump’s threat. Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

It’s the pop-up everyone in the US capital is talking about. Prediction markets are all the rage in America – just don’t ask them if they’re promoting gambling.

Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure – but the price could be further energy carnage in the global economy.

As the war enters its fourth week, Iran isn’t showing much sign of capitulation, betting it can dial up economic pain on the West.

An Iranian military spokesperson claimed an Israeli-American combat drone was downed over Tehran, preventing planned attacks, while media released footage of missles being launched.

The clash over funding for Homeland Security has led to a shortage of security agents at major US airports, disrupting travel.

Donald Trump has given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Hormuz strait.

Thousands of residents on Oahu in Hawaii have been evacuated after the worst flooding in 20 years.

American TV host Samantha Guthrie has issued a new plea to find her mother who has been missing for nearly 50 days.

Follow our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East as it enters its fourth week and shows no signs of abating.

The US president’s threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants came as Tehran’s representative to the UN maritime agency said the vital shipping lane remained open to all vessels except those linked to “Iran’s enemies”.

The US president has started using the word “excursion” to suggest this is just a short trip, a brief diversion. But there is no real end in sight.

Tel Aviv is pursuing its own agenda in attacks against Iran, and Washington’s denials about their actions are not plausible.

The destruction of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened too.

The Washington DC Eagles are one of dozens of Australian rules football clubs across the US that will compete in regional and national tournaments this year.

Two Iranian missiles were launched at a joint US-UK military base Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago.

Soldiers were sent to Greenland equipped with explosives and blood supplies, European officials said.

Former FBI chief Robert Mueller was maligned by the US president throughout his two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election.