US-Israel strikes in Iran continue as conflict widens

Donald Trump warns "there will likely be more" American casualties after US confirmed deaths of three servicemen. Israel pledges to intensify attacks on Iran, as Trump says the US military campaign could last weeks.

Crude oil prices have spiked in Asian energy markets following the uncertainty faced by cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz through which around twenty per cent of the world's oil passes.

(Photo: Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)