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The United Nations Security Council issued a joint statement condemning missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement, an armed group backed by Iran, on Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new pact promising to defend one another if attacked, as unrest spreads across the Middle East.
An oil tanker near Oman reported hearing two explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage Gulf countries use to ship oil to world markets.
President Trump told Fox News that Iran will face a heavy military strike if nuclear negotiations break down again, keeping that option open even as Iran, the United States and Oman say they are close to a deal reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about a fifth of the world's oil and gas out of the Gulf.
Iran, the US and Oman say they are making progress on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that carries much of the world's oil shipping.
A surge of migrants crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, led 22 EU countries to demand Spain be punished, even suspended from Schengen, the EU zone where people can travel without passport checks.
Trump says the US and Israel will hold off on new strikes against Iran if a deal is reached fast — a reversal from reported plans for an intense weekend strike package, even as US embassies keep urging citizens to leave and markets brace for the swing.
The Pentagon plans to give up command of SAG-U, the hub in Wiesbaden, Germany, that has organized Western training and weapons deliveries to Ukraine since 2022.
Hamas has confirmed it agreed to a deal, announced by US President Donald Trump, in which it will give up its weapons in exchange for Israel gradually pulling its troops out of Gaza.
Saudi Arabia has for the first time taken part directly in air strikes alongside the United States, hitting an Iraqi militant alliance linked to Iran on July 29.
The Pentagon, the US military's headquarters, is now planning its support for Ukraine as far ahead as 2029.
On Monday, US diplomats left a UN Security Council meeting while France was speaking about Ukraine.