When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.

Gen. Erik Kurilla “had better information about what [Israel was] up to ... than anyone else in our government,” a former U.S. official told HuffPost.

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S.

Israel said Tuesday that they killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff Maj. Gen. Ali Shamdani, a close ally of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

Ali Shadmani, perhaps the most senior military leader in Iran's now-decapitated armed forces, was reportedly assassinated just days into taking his position.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania calls for the U.S. to give Israel anything it needs in support of its assault against Iran.

Israel strikes Iran's nuclear facilities, but an expert cautions that the heavily protected Fordow site remains a dangerous threat that only U.S. military capabilities can neutralize.