British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the United Kingdom is building up its forces in the Middle East in response to Israel and Iran’s war — as he and other European politicians continued to implore both sides to de-escalate.

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.

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

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

The retaliatory strikes came after Israel attacked Iran, killing top military leaders and scientists. The assault destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said.

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,