Iran condemns Israel's overnight strikes on military and nuclear facilities while threatening US bases in the Middle East as the Trump administration orders partial evacuations.

James Anderson, former acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the first Trump administration, told Newsweek what Iran's possible next steps may be.

Map: The UK, US and French military bases across the Middle East after Iran threat - Iran says it does not want its conflict with Israel to expand to neighbouring countries but accuses the US and its

Washington and Tehran have held five rounds of talks since April as Trump seeks an agreement that would place constraints on Iran’s uranium enrichment. He has threatened to attack Iran if no deal can be agreed. Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday that Iran would target US military bases in the region if the US attacked it first.

Trump accused Iran of stalling negotiations. “I’m less confident now than I would have been a couple of months ago. Something happened to them, but I am much less confident of a deal being made,” he said.

Iranian state media has threatened to strike military bases and ships belonging to the UK, US and France if those countries help Israel defend against retaliatory missile strikes, declaring there would be 'grave and far-reaching consequences' if these countries were 'supporters' of Israel in this conflict.

Explosions were heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as Israel launched a preemptive strike. Israel is under a state of emergency, as Iran retaliated Friday night with missile attacks.

There have been several occasions when the United States has completely distanced itself from the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran. Above all, the American country