Iran LIVE: Donald Trump promises retaliation to drone strike on US embassy after warning: 'The big one is coming'

Donald Trump has promised to retaliate to an Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia.

The State Department confirmed two drones "hit the roof and the perimeter of the chancery" at the embassy in Riyadh early on Tuesday.

"Post is sheltering in place and reported no injuries," the department said - while the Saudis went on to confirm they shot down eight further drones.

Mr Trump told NewsNation that "you'll find out soon what the response will be" to the attack.

He had earlier teased that American strikes on Iran will only get stronger.

"We haven't even started hitting them hard," he said. "The big wave hasn't even happened. The big one is coming soon."

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RECAP: RAF Akrotiri 'preparing for war' as Donald Trump teases: 'The big one is coming'

RAF Akrotiri is said to be "preparing for war" after being struck by an Iranian drone blitz on Sunday night.

The drone hit a part of the airbase used by US spy planes - after evading British defences in the process.

The Sun reports that as many as four "Shahed-style" drones were fired at the base from Lebanon - home to terrorist group Hezbollah.

A defence source revealed the UAVs may have got around British air defence radars by skimming over the sea, with the one which ended up hitting the base only being picked up around 20 miles away.

RAF Typhoons then scrambled to try and shoot the drones down - with three missing their target and falling into the water.

Defence Secretary John Healey said the damage to the base was "minimal" - but one drone hit the edge of the runway used by American U-2 spy planes.

British planes have since been seen helping out the US over the skies of UK ally Jordan.

Iran-backed terror group 'attacks hotel full of US troops in Iraq'

An Iran-backed terrorist group has claimed it attacked a hotel housing US troops in Iraq.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, one of many Islamist groups backed by Tehran, said it struck the hotel in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region.

It claimed responsibility for carrying out a drone attack - while a video clip shared by the Iraqi Naya news agency shows a building on fire in Erbil.

The agency claimed that drones were launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq towards so-called "occupation bases".

Benjamin Netanyahu mocks Iran as he reveals reason why Israel launched attacks

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has mocked Iran for "not learning a lesson" as he revealed why Israel launched attacks on Iran on Saturday.

"The reason that we had to act now is that after we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missiles programme, you’d think they’d learn a lesson, but they didn’t," Mr Netanyahu told Fox News.

"They’re unreformable, they’re totally fanatic about this - about the goal of destroying America," he added.

"So they started building new sites, new places, underground bunkers, that would make their ballistic missiles programme and their atomic bomb programme immune within months.

“If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future."

Donald Trump threatens major response to Saudi embassy drone attacks

Donald Trump has threatened a major response to the drone attacks on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Mr Trump told NewsNation on Monday evening, local time, that "you'll find out soon what the response will be" to the blasts.

Israel blitzes Hezbollah terror group command centres and arms depots

The Israeli military has said it is carrying out strikes on Hezbollah command centres and weapons storage facilities in Beirut, Lebanon.

Footage shared with GB News shows huge columns of smoke rising over the Lebanese capital, though it is not clear exactly what was hit in that video.

As many as four drones were fired at RAF Akrotiri from Lebanon on Sunday night.

Saudis intercept four drones heading directly for embassies

Saudi Arabia has intercepted four drones targeting embassies in its capital city Riyadh.

The country's defence ministry said the US embassy was hit by two drones leading to a "limited" fire and minor material damage.

But now, the US has issued a shelter-in-place warning for its diplomatic staff in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran - the latter of which is the home of oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters.

Furious Iran issues new warning to ANY ship travelling through Strait of Hormuz

Iran will "set fire to anyone who tries to pass through” the Strait of Hormuz, the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said.

Ebrahim Jabbari, an adviser to the IRGC's Commander-in-Chief, confirmed the vital waterway had been shut down in a slap-down to Donald Trump's "big one" warning earlier on Monday.

"They should not come to this region. They will certainly face a serious response from us," Mr Jabbari warned ships.

He then claimed the US was "thirsty for the region's oil" and said Iran will "strike their pipelines in the region and will not allow oil to be exported from this area".

UAE 'dealing with BARRAGE of Iranian ballistic missiles'

The UAE is dealing with a "barrage of ballistic missiles coming from Iran", its ministry of defence has said.

The Emirates, home to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and more, said it has confirmed its "full readiness to address all threats to ensure the protection of the state's territories and the safety of citizens and residents".

There are some 300,000 British citizens in the Gulf as it stands, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed on Monday.

Fire breaks out at US embassy in Saudi Arabia after mystery explosion

A fire has broken out at the US embassy in Saudi capital Riyadh after an explosion.

Unconfirmed reports have so far blamed the blast on a drone strike, while footage on social media shows smoke rising into the air.

So far, Saudi Arabia has threatened it would place "all capabilities" at the disposal of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait after the five were struck by Iranian attacks.

Americans told to immediately leave more than a DOZEN Middle Eastern countries

The US has told Americans to immediately leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East.

US citizens have been urged to depart using commercial means from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, the State Department has said.

Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out American boots on the ground in Iran.

"I don't have the yips with respect to boots on the ground - like every President says: 'There will be no boots on the ground.' I don't say it," the President said.

"I say 'probably don't need them'," he added.