- Hormuz plant hit -

Strikes have hit a desalination plant on Iran's Qeshm island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, putting it out of service, Iranian media reported.

It was not immediately clear when the attack took place.

- Dubai injured -

Four people were injured by debris from an interception that fell on residential houses in southern Dubai.

Earlier, AFP journalists reported hearing explosions after UAE authorities warned of missile and drone attacks.

- Israel injured -

Israel's emergency services said that eight people with minor injuries were evacuated to hospitals in the Tel Aviv area, where police reported falling munitions fragments after an alert for incoming Iranian missiles.

- Saudi injured -

A drone interception left two people injured in Al-Kharj province, a Saudi region southeast of the capital Riyadh that houses the Prince Sultan air base, the country's civil defence said.

- Iraq blast -

An explosion was heard Tuesday morning near the international airport of Erbil, a city in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said.

Erbil is home to a major US consulate complex, while its airport houses military advisers attached to a US-led international anti-jihadist coalition.

- China-Pakistan cooperation -

China and Pakistan will "strengthen" their cooperation on Iran, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as top Islamabad officials visited the Chinese capital.

- Religious site hit -

US-Israeli strikes caused damage to a Shia Muslim religious site in Iran's northwest, state media reported.

"Parts of the dome and minarets were damaged" of the Grand Husseinya, a hall for Shia gatherings and mourning ceremonies, state television reported.

- Ships through Hormuz -

Two container vessels belonging to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz as they have exited the Gulf, ship tracking data showed.

"Following coordination with relevant parties, three Chinese vessels recently transited the Strait of Hormuz; we express our gratitude to the relevant parties for the assistance provided," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference.

- Iran 'military sites' hit -

Iranian media reported that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations.

- Iran executions -

Iran executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and plotting to overthrow the Islamic republic, the judiciary said, a day after two others were hanged on similar charges.

- Israeli soldiers killed -

The Israeli military said that four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.

A military statement named three soldiers from the same battalion who "fell during combat", and a separate statement said another soldier whose name had not yet been cleared for publication had died in the same incident.

- Strikes on Israel -

Israel's military said its air defences responded to Iranian missiles on Tuesday as sirens rang out.

At least 10 blasts were heard over Jerusalem, an AFP journalist said.

"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel," the Israeli military posted on Telegram.

- Blasts in Tehran -

Explosions were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some parts of the capital, Iranian media reported.

The Tasnim news agency later reported that power had been restored in the affected areas.

- Iraqi bases struck -

Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said US-Israeli forces carried out air strikes on two of their bases in the Babil and Anbar provinces, with no casualties reported

"The 45th Brigade in the Jurf al-Nasr sector of Babil Governorate was targeted with three airstrikes, while another strike targeted the 31st Brigade in the Karma sector, east of Anbar Governorate," it said on its website.

- Dubai tanker fire -

An Iranian attack sparked a fire on a Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port, state media reported, adding there were no injuries.

Also in Dubai, falling debris from an air defence interception sparked a fire and wounded four people in the city, authorities said.

- 'Beyond the halfway point' -

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war on Iran had achieved more than half its aims, without putting a timeline on when it would end.

"It's definitely beyond the halfway point. But I don't want to put a schedule on it," Netanyahu told the conservative US broadcaster Newsmax.

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