Trump admits there may be 'very good reason' to send US troops into Iran - as fresh wave of airstrikes pummel Tehran

President Trump says he may 'possibly' deploy US troops on the ground into Iran, but there would need to be a 'very good reason.'

Asked on Air Force One about reports that he is 'seriously considering' sending US soldiers into Iran, Trump initially brushed off the question, saying he didn't think it was 'appropriate.'

'I don’t even want to talk about it now,' he said.

'You know, I’m not going to answer it. Could there be? Possibly, for very good reason, have to be very good reason.

'I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level.'

Trump's admission that he may end up deploying US ground troops comes after the White House denied an NBC News report on Friday night claiming that he was 'seriously considering' making the move.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the report, alleging it was 'based on assumptions from anonymous sources who are not part of the President’s national security team and are clearly not read into these discussions.'

'President Trump always, wisely keeps all options open, but anyone trying to insinuate he is in favor of one option or another proves they have no real seat at the table,' Leavitt said at the time.

A huge fireball erupted over Tehran on Saturday night after Israel struck an oil refinery, causing a catastrophic explosion.

Images from the capital showed the oil refinery up in flames, as black smoke filled the skies over the city.

The refinery that was struck was among several targets hit on Saturday evening, located near to the Mehrabad Airport which was also hit on Friday.

President Trump brushed off threats from Iran's de facto leader that he 'must pay' for his strikes on the country that killed late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

'I have no idea what he's talking about, who he is,' Trump said of Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security and de facto leader.

'I couldn't care less. I couldn't care less,' Trump told CBS News on Saturday evening. 'He's already been defeated.'

Larijani said in an address to state media on Saturday night that he would avenge Khamenei's death, as he cautioned: 'Americans must know that we will not let them go.'

In response, Trump mocked Larijani, saying in a late night phone call: 'He intended to take over the Middle East and he's conceded and surrendered to all of those countries because of me.

'He's already surrendered to all of the Middle Eastern countries because he was trying to take over the entire Middle East. That's why all of those rockets were long ago aimed at those countries. He had that planned, long before this started.'

Kuwaiti officials said a high-rise government building was hit by drone strikes in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Public Institution for Social Security headquarters sustained 'material damage' in a drone strike, the Kuwait News Agency said.

Footage showed the building, situated in the affluent Al Soor district in Kuwait City center near the Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait, set on fire after being hit by the drone.

Hours earlier, two fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport, storing US military resources, were also hit by drone attacks.

President Trump's options for deploying troops on the ground in Iran include sending Special Operations units to seize and destroy key nuclear sites, military sources told Semafor.

Trump said Saturday that he was 'possibly' looking to send soldiers on the ground, but said he would need a 'really good reason' to make the move.

According to military experts and insiders familiar with the options on the table, Trump may consider a 'counter-WMD mission', which would see Delta Force infiltrate and destroy material that could be used in a nuclear weapon.

Trump previously declared that he 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear facilities in a strike last June, but some sites are still believed by analysts to be safely holding enriched uranium - the main ingredient in a nuke.

Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said it intercepted over 30 drones in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The ministry said many of the drones were targeting the capital Riyadh, including one aimed at the Diplomatic Quarter, where a number of foreign embassies are located.

The interceptions caused no damage or injuries, officials said.

The ministry did not identify the source of the attacks, with the drone aimed at the embassy district coming as US embassies in Oslo and Baghdad were attacked.

Rocket attacks have been launched at the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

Iraqi officials blamed 'rogue groups' for the attack in the Iraqi capital on Saturday evening.

Footage showed a US Army C-RAM interceptor shooting down the rocket fire, sending a stunning red laser across the skies as it took down the munitions.

A security source told AFP that four rockets were launched toward the embassy, and three were intercepted while one fell in an open area in the embassy's airbase.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani indicated the attack was launched by a rebel group, saying that he ordered his security forces to find the perpetrators of the 'terrorist act of launching projectiles toward the US embassy.'

'The perpetrators of these attacks are committing an offence against Iraq, its sovereignty, and its security. These rogue groups that operate outside the framework of the law in no way represent the will of the Iraqi people,' the Prime Minister said

At 1am local time in Norway, a large explosion was also reported outside the US Embassy in Oslo, resulting in 'minor injuries.'

A large explosion was reported outside the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway.

A large police presence was seen descending on the embassy at around 1am Sunday local time.

The explosion caused 'minor injuries' and damage to the consular entrance of the embassy, Oslo Police Chief Michael Dellemyr told NKR

The source of the explosion or who was responsible is unclear, police said.

Smoke ​was ⁠seen rising from the area around the ​embassy compound, eyewitnesses told ​Norwegian ⁠outlet Verdens Gang.

The incident unfolded shortly after the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was also attacked with rockets, as the US-Israeli campaign against Iran continues to escalate.

Explosion reported near US Embassy in Oslo

A large police presence was seen descending on the embassy at around 1am Sunday local time.

An Israeli airstrike on a hotel in Beirut on Saturday night killed at least four people and injured 10 others, Lebanon's health ministry said.

The strike hit the center of Beirut, marking an escalation of Israel's targeting of the country as previous strikes have focused on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs.

The Israeli Defense Force said in a statement the attack was a 'precise strike' on key commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps.

'Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition and aerial surveillance,' the statement said.

Nations across the Persian Gulf reported new airstrikes and interceptions in their airspace in the early hours of Sunday morning (local time).

Kuwait said it sustained a 'wave of hostile drones' striking fuel storage sites at the Kuwait International Airport.

Further strikes on Kuwait also saw a high-rise building set ablaze by a strike. It is unclear if the strike caused injuries or deaths.

A number of drone attacks were also reported by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, which said it intercepted at least 21 drones.

Iran also launched airstrikes at Bahrain in Sunday morning, with officials saying a fire at the Mina Salman seaport was caused by 'Iranian aggression.'

The latest wave of strikes from Iran come after Israel began a 'new phase' of the war by destroying oil refineries and fuel depots across Tehran, which caused huge explosions across the capital on Saturday night.