Iran has issued a fresh warning to Israel and the US, threatening a “severe confrontation” if the US blockade continues. Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei also issued a direct threat against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, “We will send Netanyahu to hell.” The warning comes amid escalating US-Iran tensions and fears of a wider Middle East conflict.

US President Donald Trump has backed a proposal to prohibit Sharia law in America, saying the United States should have one legal system.  The president also claimed Sharia law is being followed in some “pockets” of the US, but did not identify any locations or provide evidence for the claim.  Trump has not specified how such a ban would be implemented or whether he supports a particular bill.