In a move of escalating tensions, Iran has imposed retaliatory sanctions on more than two dozen American and British individuals and entities for their purported support of Israel in alleged 'terrorist acts' and 'human rights violations' against the Palestinian people.

In a significant development, the United States and the United Kingdom have imposed new sanctions on Iran following its recent attack on Israel, an action that has significantly escalated tensions in the Middle East. This weekend's events mark a worrying progression in the regional conflict, potentially edging closer to an all-out war.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India issued a significant travel advisory on Friday, urging Indian nationals to refrain from non-essential travel to Iran and Israel.

On the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution of 1979, Iran demanded Israel’s expulsion from the UN over the violence in the Gaza region.

President Joe Biden and other top US leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn't be just one hit but a "tiered response" over time.

At a separate press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country would respond to the attack on its soldiers in Jordan. US troops long have used Jordan, a kingdom bordering Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Saudi Arabia and Syria, as a basing point.

Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first US fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

A joint statement issued late on Friday night said the two leaders called for upholding the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and underlined the need for respecting the international law of the sea.

The Houthis have targeted a crucial corridor linking Asian and Mideast energy and cargo shipments to the Suez Canal onward to Europe over the Israel-Hamas war, attacks that threaten to widen that conflict into a regional conflagration.

Residents in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, reported hearing a single loud explosion during the latest incident. The U.S. Central Command confirmed that the Navy destroyer USS Carney executed the "follow-on action" using Tomahawk land attack missiles against a Houthi radar site.