The Foreign Office has mounted an unprecedented operation to support British citizens in the Middle East, as airstrikes throw travel in the region into chaos.

More than 3,400 flights have been cancelled, Dubai and Doha airports are closed and 94,000 Brits have registered with the UK ...

Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military ...

A Iranian official warns the country will "set fire to anyone who tries to pass through" the Strait of Hormuz - a crucial transit route for oil and gas.

Israel says its attacks were in response to strikes from Hezbollah. In Kuwait, the local military says "several" US warplanes crashed with the crew "unharmed".