U.S. President Donald Trump said that he demanded several countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued on Gulf countries.

Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and increasing casualties.

Dubai, Abu Dhabi news LIVE: A loud bang was heard in Dubai as authorities confirmed successful air interceptions with no injuries. An Iranian projectile also struck near Australia’s Middle East military headquarters in the UAE,

The conflict continues to roil global energy markets. On Wednesday, an attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field sent energy prices soaring.