Israeli leaders might hope Friday's strikes start a chain reaction leading to unrest that topples the Islamic Republic, writes Amir Azimi.

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

Before Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, its spies were already on the ground in enemy territory.

Iran says there was damage to its Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites from an earlier attack as the Israeli PM vows that "more is on the way".

Israel badly damaged one of Iran’s key nuclear sites and killed a startling array of top military and nuclear officials in the attacks that started on Friday morning. But when the sun rose after that devastating assault, it was also clear how much of Iran’s nuclear program remained, at least for now.

China has issued advisories to its citizens in Israel and Iran of the "complex and severe" security situation in those countries, adding a warning to those in Israel to prepare for possible missile and drone attacks. (Reporting by Ziyi Tang in Beijing and Kane Wu in Hong Kong; Editing by Stephen Coates and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

The Dow dropped more than 750 points Friday as investors fret over the risk of a widening war in the Middle East.

Iran’s most important nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordow have escaped significant damage from Israeli strikes, according to reports and satellite imagery.

The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.

The Trump administration made clear it was not involved in Israel’s dramatic military strikes against Iran, but that didn’t mean President Donald Trump wouldn’t take credit for them. “I always knew the date,

Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.