RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East, Sir Keir Starmer has announced, after Iran threatened to target UK, French and US bases if the countries help stop strikes on Israel.The prime minister said further military assets are being deployed to provide “contingency support” across the region amid escalating hostilities between the two long-time foes.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing several top generals.

There will be no nuclear talks with Iran on Sunday, a senior U.S. administration official says, adding Washington still hopes Tehran will resume negotiations soon. “We remain committed to talks and hope the Iranians will come to the table soon,

Escalating tensions in the Middle East, triggered by Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites and Iran's retaliatory missile launch, have derailed nuclear talks between Iran and the US.

Tehran said American bases in the Middle East could face reprisals if the U.S. helped repel Iranian attacks on Israel.

Iran considers closing the world’s most important oil corridor following Israeli attacks and the suspension of nuclear talks with the US.

The U.S. did not provide any assistance or have any involvement in the Israeli strike, a U.S. official told ABC News. ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl spoke to President Donald Trump on the phone early Friday morning and asked him about the attack on Iran.

The decision by the US Agency for Global Media came after the Trump administration pledged to reduce VOA to its “statutory minimum."

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

Israeli forces attacked Iran’s “main enrichment facility in Natanz,” as well its ballistic missile capabilities and top Iranian nuclear scientists, Netanyahu said. “We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.