The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

President Donald Trump submitted to Congress a war powers notification regarding military action taken on Feb. 28 against the government of Iran.

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian ⁠President ⁠Vladimir Putin discussed ⁠risks of escalation around Iran ​in a phone call with Saudi Arabia's ‌Crown Prince Mohammed bin ‌Salman on Monday, the Kremlin ⁠said ⁠in a statement.

Strikes on sites in Qatar and Saudi Arabia forced the closure of key production facilities and added to growing worries about global oil and gas supplies.

Flight status today LIVE: The developments follow an attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, where two drones struck the premises as Iran intensified its attacks on the kingdom in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes.

The US defense secretary says American attacks on Iran will not lead to "endless war". Meanwhile in Cyprus, two drones were intercepted near a UK base, after an earlier attack on Sunday.

As the conflict escalates, new strikes across the Middle East signal a troubling turn of events, with Israeli bombardments and drone attacks marking a dangerous escalation.

Saudi Arabia said the US embassy in Riyadh came under attack by two drones on Tuesday. The incident resulted in a ‘limited fire and minor material damage to the building,’ according to a statement on X from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence.