After years of high-level US pressure on its ally to show restraint, Israel's purported attack on Iran takes the region and Western-led diplomacy into uncharted territory. Iran and Israel have long waged a shadow war,
After years of high-level US pressure on its ally to show restraint, Israel's purported attack on Iran takes the region and Western-led diplomacy into uncharted territory.
Israel has reportedly launched an attack on Iran in the latest escalation between the two states. US officials said overnight that an Israeli missile struck the city of Isfahan in central Iran while Iranian media also reported explosions.
It's Day 196 of the Israel-Hamas war, but the world is bracing for further tensions to escalate in the greater Middle East after blasts were reported within Iranian territory following Tehran's aerial attacks toward Israel over the weekend.
The United States received advance notice of Israel's reported strike on Iran but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution, US media quoted officials as saying.
US officials say military operation carried out, without giving further details; Iran state media says air defences fired and airspace closed in some areas