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Iranian officials have said that its nuclear facilities 'were secure' after explosions were heard in the Isfahan province.

US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between ...

An unclaimed aerial attack in central Iran on Friday comes fresh on the heels of tit-for-tat Iranian and Israeli strikes earlier this month, ...

But the selloff weakened later in the day as the limited scope of the assault became clear. Stock markets across Asia dropped after early reports of explosions ...

The official said the strike was intended to signal to Iran that Israel had the ability to strike inside the country.

Escalation more than six months into Israel's war on Gaza has raised fears of spiralling violence across region.

Iran's air defense systems were activated in several locations after three explosions were heard close to a major military airbase near the Iranian city of ...

The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a senior U.S. military official told NPR on Thursday. There are also reports of explosions ...

After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Iran has no plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, a senior Iranian official said Friday, as officials in Jerusalem indicated that an alleged drone ...

Iranian media on Friday reported explosions in Isfahan city, amid steadily increasing tensions with Israel.

Reported Israeli drone strike on Isfahan may signal that this widening conflict has become more dynamic.

Iran is on high alert after Israel said it would respond to an Iranian attack against it on Saturday night. Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles in its ...

Almost immediately after blasts erupted over an air base near Isfahan in the early hours of Friday, Iran did its utmost to play down Israel's retaliatory ...

Oil and gold prices have jumped after US officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by 1.8% to $88 a ...

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was down 0.4% at $86.8 per barrel, having earlier spiked more than 3%. US crude futures slipped 0.3% to trade at $82.50, ...

Israel launched at least one missile strike at Iran early Friday morning, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News, in apparent retaliation for last weekend's ...

Iran deployed air defence batteries to intercept three drones, but downplayed the incident.

Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.

The scope of Israel's military response to Iran's first-ever direct attack on the country remains murky. Israeli officials have yet to publicly acknowledge ...

Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadership, says Guardian ...

A senior U.S. military official confirmed to NPR that the Israeli military had conducted missile strikes against Iran. But little else is known about the extent ...

Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other's territory but Tehran has no 'immediate' plans to retaliate.

Since Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last week, Benjamin Netanyahu has faced the highest-stakes decision of his career: how to ...

The city and its region are home to drone and ballistic missile factories. Relatively nearby is the Natanz nuclear facility, the most important centre for ...

U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday, but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack.

Attack at Isfahan sends warning to Iran, seeks to avoid escalation, reflects US calls for strategic thinking, keeps intact the alliance that helped defend ...

Speaking in New York, the Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said the drones caused no damage or casualties. “The Zionist regime's media ...

Direct conflict between Israel and Iran, which threaten global oil supplies and could drive up energy costs, has investors on edge.

Hours before Israel launched a drone strike against Iran on Thursday night, Israeli officials gave a heads up to their US counterparts in Washington: an ...

American officials speak of a missile strike, but Iranian officials say the attacks, in the central province of Isfahan and in northwest Tabriz, were caused by ...

The columnist Thomas L. Friedman joined the hosts of “Matter of Opinion” this week to unpack Israel's and Iran's latest attacks, what they mean for Gaza and ...

Iran's attack, which involved more than 300 drones and missiles, was itself a response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus, Syria ...

Biden calls for 'de-escalation' in Iran-Israel showdown while hurling money at the most unrestrained actor in equation.

Israeli deterrence is usually about massive use of offensive military force — a roundhouse punch that seeks to compel compliance through coercion. But this time ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war Cabinet had initially approved plans for a strike on Monday night, but held back at the last-minute.

Rallies were held in multiple locations in the Tehran province and in Mashhad, North East of Iran, and the North West in Zanjan. Iranian regime-affiliated media ...

For months, US diplomats had been shuttling between regional capitals in an intensive effort to prevent Israel's war in Gaza expanding to a wider conflict. Once ...