Israel's PM says it struck Iran at the heart of its "weaponization programme", but Iran insists its nuclear facilities were peaceful.

Israel warned of more attacks on Iran on Saturday after Iran's deadly retaliatory strikes on Israel overnight and into the morning. Three people were killed and dozens were wounded in Israel, after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces the previous day.

Iran threatened to target UK, US and French bases and ships in the region in case they help thwart its strikes against Israel.

Competing narratives emerge after Israel strikes Tehran, with Israeli experts warning of imminent nuclear threat while critics fear the attack may accelerate Iran's pursuit of nuclear capabilities.

During his second government, between 2009 and 2013, he tried at least twice to launch attacks against Iran’s nuclear programme but was stymied. He faced a series of obstacles. His generals and security chiefs opposed such a move.

Uranium ore that miners dig up is relatively harmless. But it contains tiny amounts of a rare radioactive isotope, Uranium 235, that can be used to power nuclear reactors at low levels of enrichment, and to fuel atom bombs at higher levels. The percentage of U-235 in mined uranium is less than 1 percent.

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

Sirens sounded in Israel as Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles in retaliation for Israel's strikes on its nuclear facilities.

Trump’s base is divided over America’s apparent complicity in a series of strikes that could kick off a regional war—or worse.