Live updates: U.S. says it hit Iranian mine-laying ships as Tehran fires at Gulf states

What to Know

• Iran fired missiles and drones across the Gulf, targeting Saudi oil sites and a ship near the UAE, while Israel and the U.S. struck targets across Iran.
• U.S. President Donald Trump said in social media posts there were no reports of Iran planting explosives in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil is shipped. 
• Scores of people have been killed across the Middle East, with the majority of casualties being reported in Iran and Lebanon. Seven U.S. service members have died.
• Trump will visit Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to argue his policies can steady an economy shaken by the Iran war and to target a defiant Republican lawmaker.