The Israel Defense Force (IDF) said Iran launched a missile strike targeting Central Israel. This comes after the IDF said around 20 IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes using over 30 munitions on sites across Kermanshah,

The operation marks the most direct American military intervention inside Iran in decades and has reignited fears of a rapidly widening conflict that could draw in proxy forces, endanger U.S. troops, and disrupt global energy markets.

Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it.