Russian and Iranian officials have held diplomatic consultations in Moscow to discuss escalating regional tensions and efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko met Mehdi Shoushtari, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official responsible for West Asia and North Africa, during his visit to the Russian capital, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The discussions focused on regional security challenges and diplomatic efforts to address ongoing conflicts.

The meeting addressed growing tensions in the region, with officials emphasising the importance of political dialogue and diplomatic solutions consistent with international law, according to IRNA.

More than 50 Israeli occupiers attacked the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, setting vehicles at a scrapyard on fire, local sources told Anadolu.

The attackers came from nearby illegal settlement outposts and poured accelerants over the vehicles before setting them alight.

Clashes broke out with Palestinian residents, prompting the occupiers to withdraw, the sources said.

The Arab Joint List has said that Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in “total hysteria,” condemning his speech against Arab parties in parliament and pledging to work to remove him from power.

Netanyahu accused both the Joint List and the United Arab List of seeking Israel’s destruction as his rivals explored forming a government with Arab parties’ support.

“A prime minister of bloodshed and crimes is in a state of total hysteria,” the Joint List said in a statement.

“There is no other explanation for his speech today, with its madness, incitement, racism and hatred.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to condemn a US offer of up to $20 million for information on Iran’s nuclear programme, warning that the move could endanger the country’s nuclear facilities and scientists.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the UN Security Council president and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Araghchi described the announcement as "abhorrent" and urged its unequivocal condemnation, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.

The US Justice Department has announced charges against three men described as "Iranian operatives" over their role in an alleged “terrorist plot” at Britain's RAF Fairford airbase.

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani were charged in relation to the September incident at the base, which has been used by the US military in its operations against Iran.

Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi attempted to pass coded messages to two other alleged Iran-backed operatives through phone calls to immediate family members from jail in New York, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Five Palestinians were killed and 14 others, including two children and a displaced woman, were wounded by Israeli attacks in Gaza, amid repeated violations of last year’s ceasefire agreement, according to medical sources.

In the latest attack, an Israeli drone strike on a workshop under construction in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood in southern Gaza City killed one Palestinian and injured eight others.

In a separate attack, an Israeli drone struck a tent housing displaced people at a shelter in eastern Gaza City, killing one Palestinian and injuring others.

A vessel belonging to ADNOC Logistics & Services sustained damage in an attack in the United Arab Emirates’ territorial waters in the Gulf, according to the company.

The maritime logistics arm of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said in a statement carried by the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the attack took place Tuesday afternoon.

“Response efforts by the relevant teams are ongoing,” it said, adding that it would provide updates as more information became available.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said that a third oil tanker exploded after striking a naval mine while attempting to pass through an "unauthorised" route in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state broadcaster IRIB.

In a statement carried by IRIB, the IRGC Navy's public relations office said the tanker struck the mine and caught fire in the eastern part of the strategic waterway.

It said smoke from the explosion and subsequent fire had spread across the skies above the strait.

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot denounced caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the newly sworn-in Knesset as “shameful” and “delusional,” warning that keeping him in office endangered Israel’s security.

The Yashar party leader, who has been tasked with forming the next government, accused Netanyahu of using the swearing-in ceremony of the 26th Knesset to sow division and hatred.

“I became even more convinced that he is unfit to remain in office for even one minute more,” Eisenkot said in a statement. He urged the swift formation of a national emergency government, saying Netanyahu’s continued rule divides Israel and puts its security at risk.

Iran's top security official denied that Tehran was holding negotiations with Washington or planning a meeting in Qatar, rejecting US claims of ongoing diplomatic contacts.

Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei described US claims about continuing negotiations or a planned meeting in Qatar as "complete lies," according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Speaking in a television interview, Rezaei accused Washington of spreading the claims to ease economic pressure and drive down oil prices.