Watch a live ship-tracking map showing the Strait of Hormuz after the widening war in Iran grounded tanker traffic through the narrow passageway essential for global energy supply. Follow live

Iran launched strikes toward Israel and neighboring Gulf countries early Wednesday, with explosions heard in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and interceptions reported in Saudi Arabia.

"No ⁠one in Iran has immunity and everyone is in the crosshairs," said Defence Minister Israel Katz, who announced that Israel had killed Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib a day after killing...