Three of the six crew members who died when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed while supporting military operations against Iran were from Ohio.

It handles most of the nation’s crude exports.

American and Israeli forces have launched large-scale strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure, including missile launchers, defense systems and weapons production facilities.

The conflict involving Iran, United States, and Israel is spreading across the Gulf region. Iran has continued launching missiles and drones toward several countries. Air defence systems in Saudi Arabia and Qatar intercepted several incoming threats late Friday and early Saturday.

Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran intensifies across the Middle East, triggering missile attacks, drone interceptions, naval clashes and mounting geopolitical tensions.

The powerful Iranian military force said in a statement carried by Iranian media that it would not allow any “oil tankers or commercial ships” belonging to “aggressors and their allies” to pass throug...