London: The United Kingdom has withdrawn remaining diplomatic staff from Iran as the conflict with the US continued to escalate with a 12th night of airstrikes, PA Media/dpa reported. A statement on the Foreign Office (FCDO) website stated, "Due to the security situation, UK staff have been temporarily withdrawn from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely." The FCDO advises against all travel to Iran, emphasizing the risk faced by British nationals and dual British-Iranian nationals of arrest, questioning, or detention.

According to Nam News Network, a similar withdrawal was executed in February before the start of the US and Israeli combat operations. The US Central Command announced that the recent strikes aim to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters." Missiles reportedly struck near the cities of Ahvaz, Ramshir, and Andimeshk in western Iran, as per Iranian state media.

Kuwait's army reported on X that their air defenses were "confronting attacks by hostile drones, following Iranian aggression." US President Donald Trump had previously warned that significant infrastructure such as bridges or power plants would be targeted for each ship attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi affirmed that an "eye for an eye" approach would be adopted, stating any aggression against Iran would receive a "powerful and decisive response."

The previous night saw air defenses active over Tehran as Iran launched a missile attack on a Jordanian city, prompting alerts in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Iran's retaliatory measures included targeting energy infrastructure and desalination plants in neighboring Gulf nations. International law generally prohibits attacks on such infrastructure unless it is utilized for military purposes.