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Smoke clouds and a destroyed ship in the port of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz(Bild: AFP/-)

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the "big wave" of attacks against the Iranian regime is yet to come. Meanwhile, thousands of Austrians are currently in countries affected by the hostilities in the Middle East. You can follow all the important events of the third day of the war live here.

The most important news in brief:

• In a CNN interview, Donald Trump announced a "big wave" that is yet to hit Iran. 

• More than 17,000 Austrians are currently in the crisis area. 70 vulnerable people were brought from the United Arab Emirates to Oman by land.

• US Chief of Staff John Daniel Caine announced details ofthe war against Iran on Monday. "The work is just beginning," he emphasized.
• A production stoppage for liquefied natural gas in Qatar caused European gas prices to rise further on Monday afternoon – at times by almost 50 percent. 
• The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has closed the Strait of Hormuz, an important maritime link. The move is likely to have far-reaching consequences for global energy supplies. 

   

Smoke clouds and a destroyed ship in the port of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz(Bild: AFP/-)

The US Embassy in Jordan (archive photo)(Bild: AFP/AFP or licensors)

The Emirates Airbus A380 left Dubai International Airport on Monday evening.(Bild: AFP/APA/Fadel SENNA)

Dubai International Airport had to suspend operations due to attacks, but flights are expected to resume on Monday evening.(Bild: AP/Altaf Qadri)

On Monday afternoon, Israel launched new attacks on Tehran. Clouds of smoke could be seen above the Iranian metropolis.(Bild: AP/Vahid Salemi)

A US Super Hornet fighter jet takes off from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on Sunday, heading for Iran.(Bild: AFP/HANDOUT)

Today's most important events in a live overview:

On Saturday, Israel and the US attacked Iran, killing, among others, the Iranian head of state, religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran responded with attacks on targets in Israel and several US military bases in the Gulf region.