Hostilities between Israel and Iran have entered the fifth day after Israel refused any diplomatic overtures from Iran overnight to stop the ongoing conflict. In response, The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an evacuation directive,

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

Unverified reports are circulating about three ships ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, heightening regional tensions. These claims, accompanied by photos, raise concerns about the stability of this vital waterway.

Haifa and Tel Aviv struck by Iranian missiles as U.S. embassy in Israel directs government employees and families to shelter in place at home.

A family from Delray Beach that had been in Israel when the conflict with Iran started is choosing to remain in the country.

As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.

Plumes of smoke rose over central Tel Aviv and at least one building was hit and set ablaze. Israel said fewer than 100 rockets had been fired from Iran. Israel's Channel 12 said two people were critically injured, eight moderately and 34 slightly from shrapnel..

Another 10 people died and 200 injured in Israel overnight during missile attacks by Iran on residential areas.

Despite the ongoing negotiations on the controversial Iranian nuclear program, the US government has imposed further sanctions against Tehran. The sanctions apply to more than 30 individuals and companies that the US government accuses of money laundering amounting to several billion dollars.

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter... come to an end," Trump wrote on social media.

Die USA haben informierten Kreisen zufolge einen Teil ihres Botschaftspersonals in Bagdad abgezogen und Familien von Militärangehörigen die Ausreise aus dem Nahen Osten erlaubt. Teheran hatte zuvor gewarnt,

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has encouraged the United States to help more with Israel’s Iran conflict, telling CNN’s Bianna Golodryga that President Donald Trump “has the option to change the Middle East and influence the world.