Iran has issued a stark warning to European nations, urging them to stay out of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East or face retaliation. The warning comes as the United States approved a $151.8 million sale of munitions to Israel, including 12,000 1,000-pound bomb bodies, to bolster its defence capabilities amid the escalating war.
Former US President Donald Trump announced he would attend a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base to honour six US service members killed in Kuwait by a drone strike. Trump stated that more casualties are likely, saying, 'That's the way it is. Likely be more.' The troops were part of an army reserve logistics unit.
Meanwhile, Australians stranded in Qatar are being offered bus transfers to Saudi Arabia to facilitate their return home, as airspace restrictions persist. The Australian government is also exploring bus transits from Kuwait and considering repatriation flights. A flight from Abu Dhabi arrived in Sydney with only a third of its seats filled.
In Iraq, drones struck airports and oil facilities, with US-led forces intercepting several drones over Erbil. Baghdad International Airport came under a series of attacks involving drones and missiles, resulting in a fire. In Basra, an oil complex housing foreign companies was hit after two drones were shot down and a third breached defences.
The strikes were blamed on Iran and targeted Iranian Kurdish opposition group positions in the Kurdistan region. Iraqi authorities reported rockets fired from the Abu Ghraib area near Baghdad earlier in the day.
