The U.S. has released a joint statement with governments of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE -- all countries impacted by retaliation from Iran over the weekend -- to say they "strongly condemn" the regime's "indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks" on countries across the region.

In an unprecedented one-two punch against a big American firm, Mr Trump said he would immediately ban all American federal agencies from using Anthropic’s technology. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war,