Despite Donald Trump’s calls for calm, Israeli military says it struck military targets in central and western Iran in response to attacks by Tehran

• Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have claimed an attack on Israel and say Israel-affiliated vessels would again be a target in the Red Sea.

The statement from Brig Gen Yahya Saree was broadcast on the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel on Monday. It’s another new escalation as the nominal ceasefire in the Iran war is being challenged by crossfire between Israel and Iran.

I think the region does not need an escalation, but actually that parties sit down to a negotiation table and agree.”