When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia described the current escalation in the Middle East as "alarming" and "dangerous."Still, Russian media were quick to stress the potential positives for Moscow.

President Trump is becoming ever more emphatic in his backing of Israel’s attack on Iran, with the chances rising by the hour that he will greenlight direct U.S. involvement. The president discussed the crisis in the White House Situation Room with his closest advisers on Tuesday afternoon.

President Trump called for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ on Tuesday. Israeli officials have been pushing the United States to use its huge bunker-busting bomb to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Shipowner Frontline said the incident near the Strait of Hormuz was due to navigational issues and not related to the current Israel-Iran conflict.