Iran live: Explosions heard in Dubai as Iran hits ships after Trump warns 'we're coming'

If you’re just waking up, here’s what you need to know about the developing situation in Iran and the Middle East:

– Late last night, President Trump said he had notified Congress the US is ‘at war’ with Iran. That notification allows the President to conduct military operations for 60 days without Congressional approval.

– Trump also said US forces will be the ‘guardian angel’ of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a fifth the world’s oil, by charging a 20 per cent fee on those using it. It is unclear who pays the fee and where the 20 per cent figure has come from.

– In the early hours, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had completed a five-hour airstrike of key Iranian targets ​Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to ‘further degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping’.​

– They targeted ‘coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities’, CENTCOM added.

– UAE’s ministry of defence has also confirmed one man died and eight were wounded when a Iranian strike hit two tankers sailing in Omani waters. Officials from the UAE condemned the ‘brazen’ attack.

– Explosions from the strike were reportedly heard in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

– President Trump and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have continued to signal more fighting will occur in the next few days. It marks a stark departure from late June, when a ceasefire was agreed.