Libyan authorities say a Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the North African country's coast.

US officials informed Congress that the US faces a growing threat from Iran’s Shahed drones as interceptor supplies shrink. Officials warn Congress that defenses cannot stop every attack and the conflict may drag on.

Since the U.S. strikes on Iran, it has launched waves of retaliatory drones against U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Trump administration officials told lawmakers during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill Tuesday that Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses will not be able to intercept them all,

By Anna Hirtenstein, Andrew Mills and Jonathan Saul March 4 (Reuters) - Iranian drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months, but how long the Islamic Republic could sustain its missile barrage is less clear,

March 4 (Reuters) - Here ⁠are ⁠statistics released ⁠by Gulf defence ministries ​on drones and missiles that ‌Iran has fired at ‌their territories ⁠since ⁠the start of the U.S.-Israeli air war ​against Iran: No data was available for Saudi Arabia and Oman.

As the U.S. and its allies face Iran’s response to President Donald Trump’s renewed bombardment of the Middle East, the allied air forces must find a solution to a growing problem: drones.

Experts say Tehran will likely try to inflict collateral damage in neighbouring countries and exhaust U.S. and Israeli defences by using cheap kamikaze drones in order to try and save the regime.

The downings of three U.S. jet fighters in Kuwait highlight the risks of the conflict with Iran.

The frequency of attacks by Iran-backed groups is extremely high - residents in Erbil hear booms almost hourly,' said Iraq political analyst Lawk Ghafuri.

The distinctive buzz of the Iranian-designed drones has become a familiar sound in Ukraine over the past four years.

Before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Washington assembled its largest force and some of its most powerful weaponry in the Middle East in decades.