On 28 February, war broke out in the Middle East between the USA and Israel and Iran.

The United States and Israel launched air strikes against Iran, which in return fired missiles at Israel, and at other countries in the region with links to the US.

Since then the UK's involvement has included:

Allowing the US to use British bases for "defensive actions"

Asking British people who live in affected parts of the Middle East, or who are on holiday there, to register their details, so they can stay up to date with help and advice being offered

Preparing to send a warship to help protect a British military base in Cyprus

Read on to find out more about what the UK government is doing and how children in the UK and the Middle East are being affected.

Iran: Background to what's happening in the country