Israel’s foremost fear remains Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Tehran insists its nuclear programme serves peaceful energy needs.

Iran will take even tougher action against Israel if attacks escalate President Masoud Pezeshkian warned during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sunday. He spoke after both sides launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday.

Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Israel's conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis—it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to come.

President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented to the U.S. in recent days to kill Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter