Portugal's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday to reiterate its condemnation of Saturday's attack on Israel and demand the release of a Portuguese-flagged container ship, the MSC Aries, that was seized by Iran on April 13."The Foreign Ministry will await the results of this formal measure and evaluate any additional steps, depending on those," it said in a statement after the meeting.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli leadership are solely responsible for the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday."Israel is trying to provoke a regional conflict, and its attack on Iran's embassy in Damascus was the last drop," he told a press conference in Ankara after a cabinet meeting.He added that new regional conflicts were possible as long as the "cruelty and genocide" in Gaza continued, and called on all parties to act with common sense. He also slammed the West for condemning Iran's attack but not Israel's strike on Iran's embassy.Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of explosive drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles launched on Saturday night, to which Israeli officials have vowed to respond.Iran called the barrage retaliation for an Israeli strike that flattened a building in its embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 and killed two of its generals and several other officers.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke about the security situation in the Middle East during a phone call early on Tuesday, the US Defense Department announced in a statement. They discussed the aftermath of Iran's April 14 attack on Israel, which saw the US, Israel, and other nations engage in a joint defense operation.Austin also reiterated American support for Israel's defense and the strategic importance of regional stability.This is a developing story.