Israel intensified its bombing campaign on Tehran on Monday, launching wide-ranging strikes on Iran’s densely-populated capital city about a day after the United States bombed three critical nuclear sites in Iran.

Israel ratcheted up attacks on Iran while Tehran vowed to retaliate against US strikes on its nuclear facilities, fueling fears of a wider war in the Middle East and unnerving global markets.

Israel continued to strike Iran's military infrastructure but is looking to wrap up its war with Iran soon, officials said. Follow along for live news, updates and analysis as the Iran-Israel conflict develops.

“Remember, Iran cannot have any nuclear weapons. Very simple. Don’t have to go too deep into it. They just can’t have nuclear weapons.” “Iran’s leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

Israel says it is determined to destroy Iran’s nuclear program because its archenemy's furtive efforts to build an atomic weapon are a threat to its existence

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.

The United States dropped bombs onto three Iranian nuclear sites late Saturday, in what President Donald Trump called "a spectacular military success." Before the smoke could clear, and even before Iran launched their own missile strikes on Israel to counter the U.