Africa hosts military bases within reach of Iranian missiles and is feeling the impact of rising oil prices and threats to shipping, as the continent again suffers from events largely beyond its control.

“We expect to have complete and total dominance over Iranian airspace in the coming hours,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The US Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in the first congressional test of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers.

“Initial estimates indicate that the attack was carried out by a drone and did not result in any damage,” the ministry said in a statement posted on X.

“God willing, the leader will be appointed at the earliest opportunity. We are close, but the situation is a war situation,” he told state TV.

Israel launched fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon, where state media reported a residential building was hit on Wednesday, as Iran’s Guards said they had sealed off one of the world’s most vital shipping routes for energy.

“No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim That Israel Dragged Trump into War with Iran,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted Tuesday on X.

Migration has become a major issue in British politics with the hard-right Reform UK surging in opinion polls with its anti-migration stance.

The United Nations on Tuesday urged all parties to “come to their senses” and end the war in the Middle East, with fear and panic spreading across the region and beyond.

“The export of all food and agricultural products has been banned until further notice,” Tasnim news agency said, citing a government statement.

Iran on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop the Islamic republic’s war with Israel and the United States.

“With a population of approximately 90 million, even partial destabilisation could generate refugee movements of an unprecedented magnitude,” the EUAA said.

France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.

Drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday as Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and Washington warned its citizens to evacuate the entire region.

“It’s a different world, actually. It’s just a much different kind of relationship that we’ve had with your country before.