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More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said after Iran threatened to target UK, French and US bases if the countries help…

Israeli PM Netanyahu said on Saturday that strikes dealt "serious damage" to Iran's nuclear sites and vowed to continue attacks. An Israeli official called damage "significant," but Iran said it was "limited," while admitting nine experts died.

Military assets to provide ‘contingency support’ as PM repeats call for de-escalation after Iran’s retaliatory strikes

An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.

A sixth round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington planned for this weekend has been cancelled, mediator Oman said Saturday, following waves of Israeli attacks on Iran.

Iran is retaliating against Israel.

Israel said Friday's barrage was necessary before Iran got any closer to building a nuclear weapon, although experts and the US government have assessed that Tehran was not actively working on such a weapon before the strikes.

In the aftermath of Iran's retaliatory strikes, Israelis expressed a variety of reactions. Some were defiant, saying that nothing will deter them, while others displayed frustration and sorrow at the overall situation.

The latest escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran is arguably the most significant among a slew of flare ups, involving both state and non-state actors, in West Asia in the last two years. Even if these conflicts have been seen as the spillover of the Gaza conflict, each one…