- Two UN peacekeepers killed -

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said two of its personnel were killed on Monday in a blast in the country's south, after another peacekeeper was killed a day earlier.

Another blue helmet was severely wounded and a fourth injured in the explosion, the force said, adding it had launched an investigation.

- G7 ministers pledge action on energy -

G7 economy and finance ministers said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market, roiled by the war.

- NATO intercepts Turkey-bound missile -

NATO forces intercepted a new missile fired from Iran towards Turkey -- the fourth since the start of the Middle East war.

None of the four projectiles managed to hit Turkish soil, according to the authorities.

- Egypt's Sisi asks Trump to help stop war -

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to help end the war.

"I say to President Trump: no one will be able to stop the war in our region, in the Gulf... Please, help us to stop the war, you are capable of it," Sisi said in Cairo.

- US 'hopeful' in private Iran talks -

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope for working with elements within Iran's government, saying the United States privately had received positive messages.

Rubio said there were internal "fractures" inside the Islamic republic and that the United States hopes figures with "power to deliver" take charge.

- Israel strikes Iran university -

Israel's military said it had struck the Imam Hossein University in Tehran run by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, claiming the institution was used for advanced weapons research.

- Trump threatens Iran oil hub -

Trump threatened to destroy Iran's oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells and power plants if it does not agree soon to a deal to end the war.

The US president wrote on his Truth Social network that while the United States is in "serious discussions" with "a more reasonable regime" in Tehran, if an agreement was not forthcoming Washington would set about "completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!)".

- Israel kills three Hezbollah members -

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building near Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least three Hezbollah members, a security source told AFP.

The strike "targeted an office used by Hezbollah, killing three members and seriously wounding three others", while the Israeli army, for its part, announced it had "begun striking Hezbollah terrorist infrastructures in Beirut".

- Israeli oil site hit -

Israel's fire and rescue service said its crews were working to extinguish a large blaze at the Haifa oil refinery after it was hit by debris from the interception of a projectile.

Television channels showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky from the site, while the fire service shared photos of a tank on fire.

- Iran blames Israel -

Iran's military said Israel was behind a recent strike on Kuwait's desalination plant.

- Strike on Iraq base -

Rockets fired overnight targeted an Iraqi military base inside the Baghdad airport complex, which also houses a support centre for the US embassy, Iraq's defence ministry said.

- Non-proliferation treaty -

A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry said Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons but the issue of whether to remain part of the non-proliferation treaty was under review in parliament.

- Spain shuts out US -

Spain's left-wing government has closed Spanish airspace to US planes carrying out missions against Iran in addition to denying Washington use of its bases, the defence minister said.

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