Highlights: Trump says US strikes on Iran to continue ‘until I say enough’

A Bahraini court has sentenced three people to life imprisonment after convicting them of spying for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), authorities said.

According to the public prosecution, the three were found guilty of collaborating with the IRGC and its operatives to support hostile and terrorist activities targeting Bahrain and undermining the kingdom's interests.

The convictions come amid heightened regional tensions, with Gulf countries intensifying action against alleged IRGC-linked networks following the recent conflict. Bahraini authorities have also tightened measures against individuals accused of expressing support for Tehran.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Friday said he expects ongoing talks in Rome with Lebanese officials to help advance an agreement on two "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon that would pave the way for the withdrawal of Israeli troops.

Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem, Saar said Israel was ready to move forward with implementing the arrangement and expressed hope that the latest round of negotiations in Rome would help move the process ahead.

Fifty-five Iranian fishermen have been released from custody in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement posted by the Iranian Embassy in the UAE on its Telegram channel. Reuters

Oman on Friday called on all parties to respect and abide by international law governing navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the country's Foreign Ministry said Muscat would continue its "transparent and neutral" engagement with all sides to help restore freedom of navigation through the strategically important waterway. Reuters

An Israeli strike and gunfire killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, and a senior Hamas police officer, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gazan health and police officials said.

The deaths add to a toll of more than 1,100 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks since ⁠an ​October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to health officials in the enclave.

The truce halted major fighting but has failed to stop sporadic violence. Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

Medics said Muataz Abu Shaar, 10, was shot on Tuesday by Israeli gunfire ​in ​Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised air operators not to fly within the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as over the waters of the Gulf of Oman, citing regional security concerns.

Dutch shipper Stolt Tankers says one of its ships was attacked off Oman in the Arabian Sea as Iran targeted vessels, reports AP.

In a separate report, Reuters said the tanker caught fire on Tuesday following the "explosion of an unidentified external device" as it was sailing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of ⁠Oman, ​its manager Stolt Tankers said.

* The incident occurred at 12:40 a.m. (2040 GMT on Monday) and ​caused ​a fire in the ⁠vessel's engine room, it said in a statement.

* All ‌of the vessel's seafarers were safe and accounted for, it added, and the crew had begun fighting the fire.

* The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime ⁠Trade Operations had reported an incident 40 nautical miles ⁠northeast ‌of Oman's Qalhat, ​which matches the location ‌of Stolt Magnesium on LSEG shipping data.

* In ‌another incident, ​UAE's ​crude tankers, ​VLCCs Mombasa B and Al Bahyah, were struck ​by Iranian cruise missiles ⁠while transiting Hormuz, which resulted in significant damage to the ships ‌and ⁠the death of one crew member.

Three members of the same family were killed in US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province earlier on Friday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iranian state media.

According to the report, Ranger Hassanzadeh survived the attack as he was working outside his home when it was hit. However, his two sons and daughter-in-law were killed in the strike. The report did not immediately provide further details about the incident.

Global oil prices jumped to their four-week high, as the US reinstated a naval blockade of Iranian ports and renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran spiked concerns over energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures soared $2.74, or 3.29%, to $86.04 per ⁠barrel at ​0751 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.21, or 2.83%, to $80.35 a barrel.

This was Brent crude’s highest since June 12 and WTI’s since June 16.

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Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned the United Kingdom's decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state-sponsored threat, according to a statement posted on its official Telegram account.

The ministry said the ​IRGC ​was an ⁠official part of Iran's armed forces and ‌accused Britain of violating international law by targeting a state institution.

Britain on Monday banned ⁠support ⁠for the IRGC and a ⁠linked group under ‌new ​powers aimed ‌at preventing foreign states from using proxies ‌for ​activities ​such ​as surveillance and sabotage.

Iran, which ​is at war ⁠with the United States and Israel, has ‌previously ⁠denied using proxies. Reuters