Israel targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran’s nuclear program, while Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses and slammed into buildings deep inside Israel.

In the past few hours, Israel has continued carrying out strikes across Iran as part of ‘Operation Rising Lion’. In the north-western city of Tabriz, Israel has hit a military airbase, according to a news agency affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

The "America First" president praised his foreign policy record on Sunday while urging a deal between Iran and Israel amid escalating strikes.

A sixth round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, previously scheduled for Sunday, was canceled amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.

Anger is mixed with worry as Iranians in the capital of Tehran woke up Saturday to images of their country’s retaliatory attacks on Israel

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An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.

Israel on Sunday issued evacuation warnings to Iranians living near weapons production facilities in Tehran as the two nations continued to exchange missile attacks that began on Friday. "The Israeli military will strike these sites and will continue to peel away the Iranian snake’s skin in Tehran and everywhere — targeting nuclear capabilities and weapons systems,