HMS Dragon left Portsmouth to head to the eastern Mediterranean on March 10.

The US aircraft carrier was set to return in May but the war with Iran has kept it at sea on one of the longest deployments ever.

Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers.

Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.

The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.

The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at an all-time high of 200.01p, according to the RAC motoring body.

The man who took the famous arrest image says the military is not doing enough to reassure locals.

He also said in an interview with Time magazine that it was possible the US could ramp up strikes on Iran after November's elections.

Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.

Iran's foreign minister acknowledges Trump's comments, but adds that Tehran is waiting for the "definitive views" of mediators.

Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.

The talks are the first since a ceasefire collapsed in June, with the sides exchanging fire intermittently.