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Boats pictured near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, in Yemen. © Reuters file photoIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said his country was in a "full-scale war" with the United States after the US military carried out a ninth consecutive night of attacks and Tehran responded by targeting US allies in the Gulf. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime embargo of their foe Saudi Arabia after the pair traded fire last week for the first time in years. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- A US service member was killed on Saturday "during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance" in northern Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said in a statement.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Lebanon for its "move towards peace" after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington.
- Israel's defence minister has said his country will respond powerfully to any attack by Iran, after Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile launched towards the Jordanian city of Aqaba.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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