The Israeli military on Saturday said its forces struck ballistic missile production facilities belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in overnight attacks on Tehran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his best wishes Saturday for the Persian New Year, Nowruz, to Iran’s leaders and its people, assuring them of Moscow’s support as they fight the Middle East war.

Britain has authorised the United States to use its bases to strike Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, the government said Friday.

“I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”

The United States could “take out” Iran’s Kharg island whenever it wanted, the White House said Friday, after a report that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering plans to occupy or blockade the oil hub.