Israel military campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, has escalated into a broad regional conflict spanning multiple countries. Israel has conducted large-scale strikes on Tehran including residential areas,

Iran has strangled one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, the Strait of Hormuz, by threatening merchant ships and attacking tankers. Iran also has more than 5,000 naval mines in its arsenal, according to estimates by the Defense Intelligence Agency, and is beginning to deploy them, according to U.S. officials said.

The US State Department is urging Americans in 14 Middle Eastern nations to "depart now" as strikes from Iran conflict spill over in the Gulf region.

Jordan's Ambassador to India, Yousef Abdelghani, asserted that the sovereignty of all countries must be respected and conflicts resolved through peaceful negotiations.