Aerial attacks between Israel and Iran continued overnight into Tuesday, marking a fifth day of strikes following Israel's Friday attack. That surprise operation hit at the heart of Iran's nuclear program, striking key facilities and killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the White House said that US forces in the Middle East remained in a "defensive" posture.

Iran faces heavy casualties from Israeli airstrikes, leading to calls for unity from its president. Israel asserts it has targeted Iran's missile launchers while President Trump encourages negotiations.

The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict could trigger global instability, spike oil prices, disrupt trade routes, increase inflation, and strain diplomatic relations, forcing countries like India into comple

As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen an opportunity to cast itself as potential peace broker – and an alternative voice to the United States.

This decision occurs during a period of heightened tensions ... might retaliate against an Israeli strike. However, diplomatic struggles between the US and Iran go back much further, inevitably ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran,