Iran is undergoing a forceful counterattack after Israel's strikes, while experts analyze whether Iran will target American forces in the region or at home.

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.

The US military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two American officials said on Friday, according to Reuters News Agency. We have more on Netanyahu's statement now.

Oil prices surged and stocks slumped on Friday in the immediate hours after Israel began an attack on Iran targeting nuclear sites and senior military officers. The strike stoked concern among investors about a possible wider conflict across the Middle East,

President Donald Trump told CNN in a brief phone call Friday morning that the United States “of course” supports Israel and called the country’s strikes on Iran overnight “a very successful attack,” while warning Iran to make a nuclear deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday after Israel hit Iran in a series of strikes.

Iran says it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility, ratcheting up tensions with the U.N. immediately after its atomic watchdog censured Iran for failing to comply with obliga