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.

The US Congress is scheduled to vote this week on motions seeking to curb President Donald Trump as he wages war against Iran, but the Republican majority will probably shield him.

President Donald Trump warned Monday of a longer Iran war and refused to rule out ground troops, as his top diplomat suggested the timing of the US military operation was triggered by Israel.

A facility in Bahrain was also damaged by “a drone strike in close proximity”, the provider said in an update to its service updates dashboard.