President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that a “bloodthirsty network” continues to target schools and hospitals in Iran and Lebanon as it has done in Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday vowed that Ankara will "resist all kinds of provocations" amid rising tensions in the Middle East, stressing that Türkiye has a clear determination not to be dragged into the ongoing conflict.

Dubai is scrambling to preserve its image as a safe haven despite Iran's onslaught, with influencers rallying behind the government's message as authorities crack down on those sharing footage of strikes.

Russian drone and missile strikes near Ukraine's capital killed four people and wounded 10, police said on Saturday.