Speaking to reporters, the US president says Iran's "leaders are gone" and "we could do a lot worse". Meanwhile, the UAE says it's responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

The US says the ships were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz - a key shipping route. In Dubai, authorities say the airport is operating normally after two drones were downed in the area.

Back in the White House, here's the final snippet of the briefing that we're going to bring you. The US press secretary is asked about strikes on an Iranian school and how long an investigation will ...

In a conversation with the Wall Street Journal's Mary Julia Koch, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer discusses alleged bias within the U.N.