Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on Iran that it described as a "preemptive" and "combined offensive" on the country to hack away at Tehran's nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks had taken out many of its adversary's ballistic missiles.

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Israel and Iran have continued to trade heavy missile strikes overnight as Donald Trump threatens to respond 'at levels never seen before' if Tehran attacks US bases.Posting on Truth Social, the US president said his forces had “nothing to do with the attack on Iran,

This is the second time President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone this month.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that any attack against the U.S. will be met with the "full strength and might" of the U.S. military.

President Trump on Friday called on Iran to go back to the negotiating table and cut a nuclear deal "before there is nothing left" after Israel attacked its nuclear sites. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to use the war Israel started to get the Iranians back to the nuclear talks when they are in a weaker position.