The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites at ‌the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.

The U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats laying mines, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiations to end the war could still take a few more days, with Israel warning the emerging deal is a bad one as it escalates attacks in Lebanon.

STRAIT TALK: During the hour and twenty minutes of his Wednesday Cabinet meeting that was televised, President Donald Trump flatly rejected all of Iran’s demands that were outlined in an unofficial draft floated by Iranian media,

Household energy prices will rise by 13% a year in July, as soaring wholesale costs caused by the US-Israel war with Iran hit bills for the first time. Regulator Ofgem says the war means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £221 more a year,