United States President Donald Trump has said that the United States should 'take the oil in Iran' and is considering seizing the country’s strategic oil hub of Kharg Island, marking a sharp escalation in rhetoric amid tensions in the Middle East.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel’s military operation in southern Lebanon will be expanded, while the United Nations peacekeeping mission confirmed that one of its peacekeepers has been killed. In Britain, Sir Keir Starmer is meeting major energy suppliers as concerns grow over possible fuel shortages linked to the conflict.

In domestic developments, counter-terrorism officers are supporting an investigation after pedestrians were hit by a car in Derby. A survey by the National Education Union found that two in three teachers say their schools depend on donations due to insufficient funding. Meanwhile, 75 percent of Premier League fans say they oppose the use of the Video Assistant Referee system.