A series of loud explosions are heard in central Israel as the military says it carried out intelligence-based strikes in Tehran.

Israel has called its military operation against Iran "Rising Lion", taking the name from a biblical verse that promises a victorious future for a powerful Israel.

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

A new and perilous chapter of conflict has erupted in the Middle East as hostilities between Israel and Iran escalate dramatically after a targeted Israeli bombing raid aimed at Iran's

Zamir declared the launch of Operation Rising Lion, a large-scale military initiative aimed at strategically targeting Iranian regime threats against the State of Israel.

“Following the State of Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the state of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future ...

The U.S. is assisting in shooting down Iranian missiles and projectiles targeting Israel, according to three U.S. officials.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump called Israel's strikes in Iran "a very successful attack" that the U.S. "obviously" supports. "We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it,