US commentator Tucker Carlson claimed in a tweet that Saudi Arabia and Qatar detained Israeli Mossad operatives allegedly planning bombings in Gulf countries.

At least 42 civilians have been killed and 104 injured in escalating clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to UN officials.

Saudi Arabia has firmly denied reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushed for US strikes on Iran.

"We will burn any ship that tries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz," General Sardar Jabbari said in a post on the Guards' Telegram channel. 

Oil prices jumped Monday as the widening war in Iran disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting how important the passageway is to the world’s oil supply.

The US State Department said Tuesday it has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, as Iran retaliates against US-Israeli strikes.

The US Embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Lahore and Karachi have suspended all visa and ACS appointments through March 6 due to security concerns following nationwide protests.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.

Search and rescue teams responded immediately, evacuating personnel to hospitals for medical checks.

That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the world’s tallest building, and killing one person and injuring seven others at the airport in the capital city of Abu Dhabi.

The death toll from Pakistan's violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday.

With oil trade disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude surged to $80 amid escalating regional tensions.