“There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,” he wrote. “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard hit back, saying US strikes had violated the ceasefire and warned the attacks “will result in the complete halt of all diplomatic processes.”

Latest developments

• US strikes Iran again: American forces hit targets in Sirik, Bandar-e Lengeh and Qeshm Island for a second night, targeting drone storage sites, air defence positions, surveillance infrastructure and coastal radar systems after Iran struck the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT Kiku in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday morning
• Kuwait and Bahrain under attack: Air raid sirens blared across Bahrain as Kuwait’s military said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone threats, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claiming it had targeted US military sites in both countries
• No US casualties reported: A US official told Reuters that there were no reported American casualties or significant damage to US military installations across the region at this time
• Israel bombs Lebanon: Israeli forces struck southern Lebanon, killing at least one person, just one day after signing a framework agreement with the Lebanese government prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to ask Trump to intervene and stop Israeli violations
• Hezbollah rejects Lebanon deal: The Iranian-backed militant group dismissed the newly signed Israel-Lebanon framework agreement as “a surrender of sovereignty,” while Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it a significant step toward regional peace.