Secretary of State Marco Rubio predicted "the hardest hits are yet to come" against Iran, just days after joint U.S.-Israel strikes killed top Iranian officials and prompted retaliation against Israel and missile attacks at Arab nations with U.

Across Iran’s capital, explosions rang out overnight as the U.S. and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes. Iran and its allies have hit back against Israel and neighboring Gulf states.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was facing questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about her department’s immigration enforcement, including the deaths of American citizens and detainees.

Iran has stepped up retaliatory strikes across the Middle East after President Trump projected the U.S. military campaign would last four to five weeks.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Tuesday that the ⁠war ​launched by the US and Israel ​against ​Iran could ⁠prompt not only Iran ‌but also its Arab neighbours to seek to acquire ⁠nuclear ⁠weapons.

The war in the Middle East is spiraling further as Israel and the U.S. pound Iran, which hit back. U.S. President Donald Trump says he's prepared take the operation "far longer" than 4 to 5 weeks.

The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 4 of the war.

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