7 h. ago Iran retaliates after Israeli strikes target nuclear programme and military

waves of drones and ballistic missiles were launched at Israel, where explosions lit the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook buildings below.

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9 h. ago Israeli attacks may give Iran’s nuclear programme greater impetus

Iran’s regime may feel a more urgent need to protect itself after Israeli attacks, saying the world now understands its need for enrichment and missile power

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9 h. ago Vincent Durac: Israeli attacks may give Iran’s nuclear programme greater impetus

Iran’s regime may feel a more urgent need to protect itself after Israeli attacks, saying the world now understands its need for enrichment and missile power

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18 h. ago Live updates: Netanyahu says more Israeli attacks on Iran ‘on the way’ as retaliatory missiles intercepted

Live updates: Israel indicated it would next set its sights on the enrichment facility known as Fordo, Iran’s second-largest and most fortified nuclear complex

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20 h. ago Israel launches fresh attacks as Iran’s supreme leader warns IDF will be left ‘helpless’

Live updates: Strikes condemned by Middle East nations amid fear of wider war

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23 h. ago Israeli strikes on Iran condemned by Middle East nations amid fear of wider war; Trump hails ‘very successful attack’

Live updates: Iran’s Nournews said that 78 people have been killed and 329 injured by Israel’s attacks on residential areas in Tehran

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23 h. ago Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites and kills top military leaders

The operation raised the potential for all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval.

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23 h. ago Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Isreali attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'

Iran has described the assault as a “declaration of war”.

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23 h. ago Netanyahu warns of ‘several waves’ of Israeli attacks as Iran threatens 'powerful response'

Iran has described the assault as a “declaration of war”.

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23 h. ago Trump hails Israel’s ‘very successful attack’ on Iran as 78 people confirmed dead

Live updates: Iran calls Israel attack a ‘declaration of war’

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24 h. ago Iran threatens 'powerful response' to Israeli attack on nuclear site

Iran has described the assault as a “declaration of war”.

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26 h. ago Shadow war: Iran's nuclear programme and Israel's attempts to destroy it

Israel has assassinated nuclear physicists, generals and Iranian allies over the last four decades or so.

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27 h. ago Iran calls Israel attack a ‘declaration of war’ after strike on nuclear and missile facilities

Live updates: The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two nuclear scientists among those killed

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30 h. ago Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, prompting drone retaliation

The strike raises the potential for an all-out war between the two adversaries.

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31 h. ago Israel attacks Iran live updates: Strikes target nuclear and missile facilities

The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two nuclear scientists among those killed

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33 h. ago Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear programme, as Iran launches about 100 drones in retaliation

The assault came amid warnings from Israel that it would not permit Iran to build a nuclear weapon.

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33 h. ago Israel’s ambition: Destroy the heart of Iran’s nuclear programme

The Natanz facility is where Iran has produced the vast majority of its nuclear fuel

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33 h. ago Israel attacks Iran: Where are Iran’s nuclear sites and does it have nuclear weapons?

Israel says it has struck Iranian nuclear targets to hurt that country’s military capabilities

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33 h. ago Israel launches attacks on Iran, targeting nuclear and missile facilities

The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two nuclear scientists among those killed

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40 h. ago Israeli attack on Iran could 'blow' nuclear deal hopes, Trump says

The US President called on ally Israel not to attack Iran amid rising tensions over a nuclear weapons production deal.

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