Iran launches massive missile attack as Israelis go to work. Extensive damage reported. The Iranian assault injured 56 people across multiple locations with at least six sustaining severe injuries.
Tomohiko Taniguchi, former advisor to late Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, explains why Japan should be grateful to the Jewish state over its decision to take on the ayatollahs as Tokyo faces nuclear threats from China, North Korea, and Russia. A special interview.
Senior Israeli official tells WSJ country can target Iran's underground Fordow nuclear site on its own.
"We are moving toward taking out Iranian nuclear facilities," an official tells Politico.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned that direct US military assistance to Israel could extremely destabilize the situation in the Middle East.
American military preparations for joining Israel's strikes against Iran await an order. Administration maintains its demand for Tehran's complete nuclear surrender.
US official expresses concern over Israel's capacity to defend against ballistic attacks as Pentagon deploys additional assets.
The exiled heir to Iran's former monarchy made direct appeals to military and security personnel, urging them not to defend what he characterized as a collapsing system.
US intelligence officials monitoring Israeli military preparations and political deliberations concluded that Netanyahu had moved past his historical pattern of yielding to American pressure.
Sources familiar with the Trump's thinking describe his growing frustration with Iran's failure to provide immediate responses to American demands, ABC News reports. Trump appears highly reluctant to allow a situation where Tehran appears to have successfully challenged his military threats, according to these officials.