US Warns Iran of More Military Action Amid Regional Escalations

US President Donald Trump has threatened further military action against Iran as Washington continues efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while fresh attacks in the region targeted Kuwait and commercial shipping, escalating tensions across the Middle East.

Speaking to reporters during a meeting with Cabinet members at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland on Friday, Trump said the US wanted to "win" in Iran and indicated that American military operations could continue.

"We just want to win," Trump said, adding that the US would hit Iran "very hard" until Tehran could no longer sustain the pressure.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later accused Iran of violating a previous understanding with the US, alleging that Tehran had signed a memorandum of understanding on a truce but later resumed attacks.

"President Trump is not going to stand by and allow this terrorist behavior to occur," Leavitt said in a statement on Friday. "Iran will continue to pay until they come to the table in, what President Trump deems, a meaningful way."

Kuwait's military said on Saturday that it had responded to a new wave of drone attacks from Iran, with strikes reported on several key facilities.

Maj. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, spokesperson for Kuwait's Defence Ministry, said drones struck "a number of vital facilities", including a government building in northern Kuwait. He said there were no casualties.

Meanwhile, the British Navy said a tanker was hit and another explosion was reported near a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman. No casualties were reported in either incident.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said an unidentified projectile struck a vessel on Friday, around 11 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman, causing damage to its engine room.

The organisation also reported that a large splash and explosion were observed close to another tanker on Saturday while the vessel was sailing about 21 nautical miles northwest of Khasab city.

Iran has repeatedly targeted vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without its approval amid its ongoing conflict with the US.

Israeli forces carried out heavy strikes on the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it would agree to disarm as part of a potential deal aimed at ending the conflict.

Local health officials said Israeli strikes late Friday killed at least two people in central Gaza and injured dozens more.

The strikes followed Hamas' confirmation that it would disarm under a US-backed ceasefire proposal announced in October. The proposal included Hamas giving up its weapons and transferring control to an independent Palestinian administration.

Under the agreement, Israel would withdraw from Gaza and an International Stabilisation Force would be deployed.

Israel has not officially commented on Hamas' reported commitment.

Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir criticised the proposal in a post on X, calling it "unacceptable" and saying that the fighting in Gaza should continue.

"Israel must win," Ben-Gvir said.

The latest strikes came after evacuation orders were issued by the Israeli military. The military did not immediately comment on the strikes.

Elsewhere in the region, Yemen's Houthi rebels said eight Saudi vessels were forced to change course after the group announced a blockade on Saudi shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the vessels altered their routes and travelled around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the blockade.

In southern Lebanon, Israeli forces carried out explosions to destroy an underground tunnel network beneath the Crusader-era Beaufort Castle, which Israel said had been used by Hezbollah militants as a command centre.

The 12th-century site, also known as Al-Shaqif, was seized by Israeli forces in May and was recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List despite objections from Israel.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the Israeli operation sent "negative messages" ahead of upcoming talks in Rome between Israeli and Lebanese representatives. The discussions are focused on a possible arrangement under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah's disarmament.