Saudi Arabia says missile strikes by Iran's Houthi allies killed three people at Riyadh's airport as fighting escalates in the Middle East conflict's new epicenter.

Iran has expanded its attacks beyond the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf as it tries to maintain its leverage over the critical waterway and prevent an increase in Gulf oil exports.

An expert tells Newsweek that Iran doesn't have the weapons needed to launch long-distance, devastating strikes on California.