U.S. President Donald Trump says he has directed his administration to "allow all U.S. airline carriers to begin direct flights to Lebanon" following his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Trump called Aoun's…

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has directed his administration to "allow all U.S. airline carriers to begin direct flights to Lebanon" following his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Trump called Aoun's efforts to "transform his country" "remarkable" and said he hopes "other countries will do the same" by introducing direct flights to Lebanon.

Sirens are sounding in Bahrain moments ago as the country's air defenses engage an incoming Iranian missile and drone attack, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said. Residents have been told to head to the nearest shelter and…

Sirens are sounding in Bahrain moments ago as the country's air defenses engage an incoming Iranian missile and drone attack, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said. Residents have been told to head to the nearest shelter and remain there, and authorities said explosions being heard are air defenses intercepting the attack. It is the latest in a series of alerts in Bahrain today, the fifth according to the Interior Ministry, after earlier strikes the ministry said hit drone maintenance and repair sheds. Iranian forces are separately carrying out ongoing attacks on Erbil in northern Iraq, BNN has learned.

President Donald Trump said the United States is not finished with Iran and intends to strike a site he said Tehran is trying to rebuild for nuclear work, in remarks from the Oval Office. Trump said the U.S. will strike…

President Donald Trump said the United States is not finished with Iran and intends to strike a site he said Tehran is trying to rebuild for nuclear work, in remarks from the Oval Office. Trump said the U.S. will strike what he called the new site Iran is discussing, saying Iran is involved there because of nuclear weapons and is attempting to reconstitute a nuclear site. He said any location where Iran is even considering nuclear weapons work would be hit very hard. Trump said U.S. forces are tracking the materials and activity at the site, an underground location, and would act against the area very soon, adding that Iran could do nothing about it. He said that if the U.S. had left already, Iran would need 20 to 25 years to rebuild, but that Washington is not finished and is not leaving now. Trump said there is no interest in meeting Iran until it is prepared to negotiate seriously, unlike what he said had happened so far, and that he does not intend to halt the strikes until then. He said Iran had not yet seen anything, and that the U.S. had so far been very nice and generous.

Sirens are sounding in Kuwait and Bahrain moments ago as both countries activate their air defenses against an incoming Iranian missile and drone attack, following the latest U.S. strikes on Iran overnight. Kuwait's…

Sirens are sounding in Kuwait and Bahrain moments ago as both countries activate their air defenses against an incoming Iranian missile and drone attack, following the latest U.S. strikes on Iran overnight. Kuwait's military said it is engaging the attack and told residents that explosions they hear are its air defenses intercepting incoming missiles and drones, urging them to follow official guidance. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said sirens have sounded and instructed citizens to head to the nearest shelter and remain calm.