DUBAI — Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an offramp, were canceled.

Israeli ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said the goal in the war against Iran is not to contain it but to win it, as the two countries continue to exchange strikes for a third

US president says he is hopeful about his latest efforts to bring “peace”, while Iran reaches out to mediators to cease the Israeli onslaught View on euronews

Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he knew all about Israel’s plan ahead of time, that he wasn’t given a mere “heads-up.”

Israel has said it launched Operation Rising Lion to deal a blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the strikes are essential to ‘roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival’ and that Tehran could build a nuclear weapon within a few months.

Israel and Iran have continued to trade heavy missile strikes overnight as Donald Trump threatens to respond 'at levels never seen before' if Tehran attacks US bases.Posting on Truth Social, the US president said his forces had “nothing to do with the attack on Iran,

Fox News’ Alex Hogan and Mark Meredith report on the strikes between Israel and Iran, and reaction from the United States. Heritage Foundation senior fellow Brent Sadler joins ‘Fox News Live’ to analyze the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

U.S. officials quickly worked to distance the United States from Israel’s overnight airstrikes in Iran. NBC News’ Courtney Kube explains what the Trump administration is most concerned about.