After President Trump warned Iran from attempting to block the Strait of Hormuz, at least three ships have reported being struck by projectiles.

Iran said the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel as its forces attacked merchant ships on Wednesday in the blockaded Gulf. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider,

The US president says Iran's "leaders are gone" and "we could do a lot worse". Meanwhile, the UAE says it's responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

Emirates' planes sit on the tarmac of Dubai International Airport (DXB) after two drones came down in the vicinity of the airport, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,

President Trump sent mixed messages on the Iran war on the one hand saying it was in its final stages and on the other saying there was more to do.

The reports of attacks on commercial ships came after the US said it "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-layers in the area. Elsewhere, two drones were downed near Dubai airport.

President Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end "very soon."

Pentagon says about 140 U.S. troops have been injured in war