New Iranian strikes reported across region, including in Saudi Arabia, as US planes crash in Kuwait

• New Iranian strikes have been reported across the Middle East, including in Saudi Arabia, where an oil refinery fire is “under control”
• A joint statement from Gulf states and the US condemns Iran’s “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks”
• In Kuwait, “several” US fighter planes have crashed, the Kuwaiti military says, with the crew unharmed. The cause is being investigated – one plane plummeting to the ground was caught on film
• The Lebanese health ministry says Israeli attacks in Beirut and southern Lebanon have killed at least 31 people – Israel says it was responding to Hezbollah attacks
• On Sunday, an Iranian missile strike killed nine people in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh
• And in Cyprus, a British RAF base was targeted by a “suspected drone strike” – family members are moving off base
• Explosions and rising smoke seen in Beirut.

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Edited by Emily Atkinson and Owen Amos, with Carine Torbey and Lina Sinjab in Beirut, Jon Donnison in Jerusalem, and reporting by BBC Persian

Iran’s actions a ‘dangerous escalation’ – US and allied Gulf statespublished at 05:3705:37BreakingIran’s actions in the region represent a “dangerous escalation”, which threatens stability in the Middle East, a joint statement from the US and six allied Gulf states says.”Targeting civilians and non-combatant states is reckless behaviour that undermines stability,” the statement – shared by Kuwait’s foreign ministry – reads.The statement – published originally in Arabic – was issued jointly by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, the UAE and the US.They say they “reaffirm our right to self-defence” as apparent Iranian strikes around the region continue.It says attacks have taken place in Bahrain, Iraq (including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq), Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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