Tehran reconstituted some of its weapons programs after the U.S. and Israel tried to destroy them in the early days of the war.

Two oil tankers made U-turns a day after the Iran-backed militant group in Yemen threatened traffic in another vital shipping route. President Trump said he expected to keep firing on Iran after trading attacks for 10 straight nights.

President Donald Trump antagonized a female reporter who questioned how he plans to end the conflict with Iran at the White House on Tuesday. “There are no signs that Iran is ready to stop fighting — so,

In a war dominated by drones and long-range missiles, the front line has moved to U.S. facilities far from Iran's borders.

The defense secretary’s estimate, revealed at a combative Senate hearing, is up from the $25 billion Pentagon officials gave in late April. NBC News has reported the amount is much higher.

Some senators pushed back on Hegseth's funding request as he testified at a pivotal time in the war.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee Tuesday that the financial cost of the Iran war has now reached about $37.5 billion.

The defense secretary revealed that the war has already cost American taxpayers $37.5 billion.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest estimate puts the cost of the Iran war to the Pentagon at about $37.5bn (£28bn) so far Hegseth updated lawmakers who are overseeing a request from his department for $87.

"Every second Trump prolongs his war in Iran is another second our service members remain in danger," said one Democratic lawmaker.

The US-Iran conflict has entered an even more dangerous phase as Washington completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes across Iran, targeting military infrastructure, missile facilities and command centres,