US releases oil, destroys Iran mines as Gulf tensions escalate; Israel strikes Iran, Lebanon

• US to release 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve, says energy department.
• US military destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels in Strait of Hormuz after Trump's warning.
• Three commercial ships struck by "unknown projectiles"; Iran launched attacks in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait.
• Two drones near Dubai International Airport injured four; Israel carried out strikes in Iran and Lebanon.
• Iran's police chief warned protesters would be treated "in the same way we deal with the enemy."