US-Iran war live updates: Trump warns of further strikes; worldwide pressures on oil, gas as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz; death toll continues to rise

The UN human rights office urged the “forces” behind an attack on a girls’ school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the “horrific” incident, without naming them.

“The High Commissioner [Volker Turk] calls for a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the circumstances of the attack. The onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it,” UN human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a Geneva press briefing, describing the incident as “horrific”.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said US forces “would not deliberately target a school”, after Iranian state media reported over 160 were killed on the first day of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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At least 30,000 displaced people have sought protection in shelters in Lebanon since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah began on Monday, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.

“Conservative estimates suggest that nearly 30,000 people were hosted and registered at collective shelters,” said UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch.

“Many more slept in their cars on the side of roads or were still stuck in traffic jams on the roads,” he added.

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Iran’s immense underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facilities suffered damage after being targeted in the US and Israeli strikes, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

“Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP),” the agency said on X.

“No radiological consequence expected and no additional impact detected at FEP itself, which was severely damaged in the June conflict.”

The Natanz facility is Iran’s biggest enrichment plant, one where thousands of centrifuges process uranium. Its nuclear enrichment halls were severely damaged in Israel’s 12-day war on Iran last year.

The death toll in Iran has reached 787, humanitarian relief group the Red Crescent Society said.

Human rights organisation Hengaw yesterday said at least 1500 had been killed, including 200 civilians and 1300 Iranian soldiers.

“These figures are being compiled amid severe internet disruptions across Iran, with access to various cities repeatedly cut off for extended hours throughout the day and night,” Hengaw said.

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the unfolding conflict in the Middle East. If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know today.

• Iran has escalated its retaliatory strikes on Israel, Lebanon, the UAE, Kuwait and Iraq.
• Israel has continued to bombard Lebanon and troops were carrying out incursions along some parts of the Lebanese border, in what the IDF said are targeted strikes against Hezbollah.
• US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff says Iranian negotiators told him that they almost had enough enriched uranium to build 11 nuclear bombs. Iran has claimed it is enriching uranium under a civilian energy program.
• The Strait of Hormuz is closed, as Iran vows to fire on any ship trying to pass. The strait is a choke point for oil, which is trading at its highest price in eight months, with analysts fearing it could skyrocket further.
• The Albanese government is urging motorists not to panic over petrol supplies as long queues form at petrol stations.
• US President Donald Trump gave his first public address since the war began, saying it could last “far longer” than four or five weeks and warning a “big wave of strikes” was coming. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this would not become “an endless war”.
• In an interview with The New York Post this morning, Trump did not rule out the possibility of US “boots on the ground” in Iran.
• Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in question time that funding was being reviewed for a Melbourne organisation mourning Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
• The US Central Command confirmed the number of American military personnel killed in action had risen to six.
• Iran’s Red Crescent reported the total Iranian death toll from strikes had surpassed 787, as the US and Israel concentrate their attacks on the capital, Tehran.
• Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery, Ras Tanura, was forced to close this morning after shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian drone caused a blaze to tear through the facility.
• Foreign Minister Penny Wong said commercial flights were likely to be more effective than government-facilitated repatriation flights, as 24,000 Australians remain in the United Arab Emirates, many of them stranded travellers.
• Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed earlier reports that Australia’s Al Minhad air base near Dubai was struck by Iranian drones over the weekend, but that personnel on the base were safe.

Read more on the US-Israel-Iran war:

• “This is not Iraq”: Hegseth refuses to rule out boots on ground
• Tracking the war: Where the US struck and where Iran retaliated
• Israel attacks Lebanon: What is Hezbollah and why is Israel attacking Lebanon?
• Conflicting signals: US warns ‘big one is coming’ amid mixed messages over war’s duration, writes David Crowe
• US attacks own allies: Calling them cowards is not the Trump administration’s most strategic play, writes Michael Koziol