Iran's options included attacking US assets, closing the Strait of Hormuz and other stern measures have further fueled the fears of having a possible World War III.

In Iran’s capital city, the streets are empty, businesses closed, communications patchy at best. Panicked masses spend restless nights on the floors of metro stations as strikes boom overhead.

The extent of the damage to Natanz remains unclear, but Tehran said there was no indication of pollution caused by nuclear materials in the area. The Israeli army also attacked a number of military sites and civilian infrastructure like power plants, in several provinces across the country.