Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged that Iran made two assassination attempts on US President Donald Trump last year, describing him as the Islamic Republic’s ‘enemy number one’ for his uncompromising stance on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Republicans and some Democrats offered strong support for Israel’s move, but many Democrats called for de-escalation and warned of the consequences of a broader war.

US President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday (local time) that he would soon broker peace between Israel and Iran, citing unspecified "calls and meetings" as evidence of progress, adding that his intervention had led to peace between several conflict-ridden countries,

A statement released by Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed no solidarity with Israel. The response may reflect a certain irritation with Netanyahu, who, by ordering the strikes, has undermined negotiations with Tehran that Trump relaunched in March.

US is involved in stopping Iranian missile and drone fire; the UK and France are not known to participate, but have signaled they could

The two sides were scheduled to meet for a sixth round of negotiations on Sunday. Oman, which was set to host the talks, said on Saturday that this round had been canceled.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned that Israel faces a ‘bitter and painful’ fate following the attack.

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel are "over the skies of Tehran" and have killed Iran's intelligence chief. In response, Iran carries out its first-day time strikes into Israel.