Morning update

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, here are the latest updates:

• Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the US-British military base Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, US media is reporting. According to reports, neither hit the base on the Chagos Islands.

• Meanwhile, a new wave of overnight Israeli strikes pummelled Tehran and Beirut. On Saturday morning, a US-Israeli attack struck Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. No leakage of radioactive materials was reported.

• US President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out a ceasefire with Iran. "You know you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side," he told reporters.

• Later on Friday, however, he posted on his Truth Social account that the US is considering "winding down" operations against Iran, adding that other nations must step in to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

• The US has said it will temporarily lift sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea, in a bid to curb soaring energy prices.

• A drone strike struck the headquarters of Iraq's National Intelligence Service in Baghdad, Iraqi security sources are reporting.