The development followed a fresh escalation from the United States as President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the American Navy to open fire on any vessel suspected of laying mines in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Blasts over Tehran, air defence systems activated: Iranian state media

Tehran's remarks come as over 30 universities have been directly targeted by US-Israeli forces since the start of the conflict, according to the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.



‘They hit Iran’s MIT’: Tehran vows retaliation after strike on Sharif University

Smoke columns seen over residential areas in Tehran and Shiraz

Britain's Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the country's ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities, denouncing the arrest as a "flagrant violation of international law".

UK denounces brief arrest of envoy in Tehran as violation of law

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Blasts over Tehran, air defence systems activated: Iranian state media

‘They hit Iran’s MIT’: Tehran vows retaliation after strike on Sharif University

Smoke columns seen over residential areas in Tehran and Shiraz

UK denounces brief arrest of envoy in Tehran as violation of law