Iran-US news live updates: US President Donald Trump is weighing an expanded set of military options against Iran, including possible commando operations at nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran security officials reportedly detained thousands of people to stop further protests.

Iranian officials have reached out to Middle Eastern countries over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a "massive Armada" was heading toward Iran and warned Tehran to make a nuclear deal or the next attack will be "far worse." "A massive Armada is heading to Iran.

US President Donald Trump told reporters that ‘very big, powerful ships’ are heading to Iran but said later that he ‘hoped’ not to use military action. Meanwhile, the European Union has labelled Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist organisation".

It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela.