European officials urged Iran to restrict its nuclear program to prevent the U.S. from joining Israel’s attacks but President Donald Trump called the meeting unhelpful.

By Francois Murphy, John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -There were few signs of progress after European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart on Friday in a bid to prevent conflict in the Middle East from escalating,

Fears of catastrophe rippled through the Gulf on Thursday when the Israeli military said it had struck a site in Bushehr on the Gulf coast - home to Iran's only nuclear power station - only to later say the announcement was a mistake.

Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's Aegean Airlines cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including the early morning flight on July 12,