The Israeli military launched a massive attack on Iran on Friday in a dramatic escalation of their long-running conflict that drew early retaliation from Tehran and raised the risk of another war in the Middle East.

Israel’s defense minister declared a special state of emergency. Iran has launched retaliatory drone strikes on Israel.

The IDF says it killed Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami in overnight strikes and has intercepted retaliatory drones launched by Iran.

Long before Israel launched its attacks against Iran on Friday, agents from Israel’s spy agency the Mossad smuggled explosive drones and other guided weapons into Iran. As the attack got under way, Mo

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities were unprovoked and in breach of the United Nations charter. "Unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member state,

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged restraint following Israeli strikes targeting Iran's nuclear programme. Fears of a full-scale conflict have been stoked by warnings of "severe punishment" from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and reports of drone launches in response.

The Israeli military said Friday morning local time that it had completed a large-scale strike against Iran’s air-defense system as part of its wide-ranging operation to target Iran's nuclear program.