Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official has said Donald Trump should “watch out for himself – lest he be eliminated”.
The chilling threat came after the US President threatened “death, fire and fury” if the Strait of Hormuz was closed by Iran, amid unconfirmed reports on Tuesday the regime had begun laying mines in the vital oil passageway.
The Pentagon said it had destroyed 16 inactive Iranian mine-laying vessels.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said it was a “big mistake” for Iran to attack its neighbours in the Middle East.
There has been an outcry against the US and Israel’s escalation has continued to filter through, with some analysts stuck in the nation under siege accusing Washington of trying to “rule the Persian Gulf” like the British in the 19th century.