Israel was told that Tehran’s nuclear potential was at a critical point and had no choice but to attack

Despite ferocity of the attacks, keeping Iran nuclear-free is likely to require cycles of future war or years of diplomacy

The response to operation Rising Lion has shown the limitations of the regime’s missile programme — but has also proved it can inflict serious damage on its enemy

British nationals who were in Israel when Iran retaliated have called on the UK government to offer repatriation flights

A devastating Iranian missile strike that killed seven in Bat Yam has left residents shell-shocked but defiant

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government touts a new, pro-US state while its military insists destroying missile capability is the only aim

Britain plans to evacuate citizens as Iran launches its first daylight wave of ballistic strikes and Netanyahu claims Tehran had uranium for nine nuclear bombs

If Tehran builds the bomb so will the Saudis, the Turks, the Egyptians — and Israel will not survive

The Israeli prime minister fears for his legacy and is desperate not to be remembered as the leader who failed to stop the October 7 killings, analysts say

Doubts remain about how effectively Israel can hit Tehran’s nuclear programme but there is room for escalation — and the danger of a catastrophic miscalculation