US President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway Gulf oil exporters use to ship crude to world markets.
The United States and Iran held their first talks since a ceasefire between them broke down in June, after months of on-and-off fighting.
The United States has stretched its Middle East troop deployment planning out to 2027, according to a report by India Today, as its military campaign against Iran continues with no announced end date.
US aircraft struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that much of the world's oil ships through.
Iran attacked Kuwait on Thursday, the fifth US-aligned country it has hit since the US bombed Iranian sites on Tuesday.
Iran launched missiles and drones at US-linked targets, ignoring a direct warning from President Trump, the Washington Post reports.
Iran has hit back at American forces after the United States struck it first, turning weeks of hidden, low-level attacks into open airstrikes between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a pact this year promising to defend each other if attacked.
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on an island inside the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that much of the world's oil shipments must pass through.
Iran has been blocking ships from the Strait of Hormuz, the only sea route in or out of the Gulf, amid a standoff with the United States.
UN envoy Mladenov briefed the Security Council on Gaza, warning of a deep crisis and presenting the first detailed international plan to disarm fighters and rebuild the territory.
A projectile struck an oil tanker off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea passage that nearly all Gulf oil exports must travel through, including from Iran.