The retaliatory strikes came on Saturday, a day after Israel killed top Iranian military leaders and scientists and destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz.

Israel's military on Saturday said it was "currently" launching attacks on several sites across Iran as it kept up its campaign targeting the Islamic

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a televised address on Friday, condemned what he described as a “savage and criminal assault”.

YouGov survey reveals sharp decline in support for Israel across Western Europe since outbreak of war in Gaza, with record-low approval rates in France, Germany, and Denmark, and growing opposition to Israeli military actions.

A European internal report expected later this month is likely to conclude that Israel is in breach of its human rights commitments under the Association Agreement

US stock futures tanked early Friday after Israel's airstrike on Iran. Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, declared a special state of emergency following the attack that rocked Tehran. In retaliation,

The President of the European Council hinted that a re-examination by the European Union will determine that Israel violates human rights and international law in the war in Gaza.

Concern about a strike and the prospect of retaliation led the United States to withdraw diplomats from Iraq and authorize the voluntary departure of U.S. military family members from the Middle East.