Head of Civil Defense Organization says Tehran informed Washington through intermediaries that 'we regard every operation as the beginning of the war'; Trump later scrapped raid

Tehran says reserves the right to confront any violation of airspace after shooting down of UAV which Pentagon denies entered Iranian territory

Tehran's downing of a sophisticated US drone - albeit a large, slow one - shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities

Channel 12 reports that Jerusalem concerned Tehran could try and harm Israel, either directly or through one of its proxies

After Trump calls off retaliatory strike, his national security adviser says Tehran has not been granted a 'hunting license in Middle East'

State airline Saudia joins multiple carriers in rerouting flights, as Iran-US tensions flare over the downing of an American military drone

'When they agree to that, they're going to have a wealthy country,' US president tells reporters; says he's not a hawk or a dove but 'a man with common sense'

German Chancellor says EU countries still hoping for political solution after downing of American drone; UK official heading to Tehran

US president says no preconditions for talks with Tehran but won't allow them to have nuclear weapons; US military was 'cocked and loaded' to retaliate for downing of drone

Head of IRGC aerospace force says army deliberately avoided targeting jet that accompanied drone, claims 2 warnings were given before UAV was destroyed