Israel's attack on Iran raises questions like whether the US will get involved, how Iran will respond, and if a wider conflict may be triggered.

Alarmed by an intelligence assessment that Iran will be able to produce nuclear weapons within months if not weeks, Israel has launched a massive air campaign aiming to destroy the country’s nuclear program.

Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US central bank waits to assess any potential impact on inflation, economists said.

Tensions between Israel and Iran reached a boiling point on June 13, 2025, when Israel launched a massive airstrike campaign against Iran's nuclear and

The country’s exports mostly come from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. But Israel’s energy facilities are also at risk.

Israel’s attack on the Iranian nuclear program and its ballistic missile sites threatens to spark wider fighting in the Middle East that risks drawing in the US, according to Bloomberg Economics.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Israel’s attack on Iran was intended to thwart the Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran, and risks a regional war.

Israel’s leader and President Trump appeared to bet they can persevere, but other world leaders warned of unintended outcomes in a volatile region.

Follow the latest news after Israel launched strikes at Iran, a dramatic escalation in long-running tensions between the two countries.

Trump now faces a difficult balancing act between supporting Israeli strikes and salvaging fragile nuclear negotiations with Iran, which he emphasized on Friday remain a priority.

The death toll grew Sunday as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day, with Israel warning that worse is to come. Israel targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran’s nuclear program,