The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.

The Foxtrot Network is thought to be responsible for about 35 murders in Europe, and uses violence-as-a-service tactics.

The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.

The attack comes as Moscow escalates deadly ballistic missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.