Israel launched a series of airstrikes across Iran early Friday, targeting critical nuclear facilities in Iran.

In the face of Israel’s far-reaching strikes Friday, it’s not clear that Iran – its longtime foe – has the capacity to muster the furious response that might be expected.

Stock futures in the U.S. dropped and global oil prices jumped following an Israeli strike targeting Iran's nuclear facilities.

Israel launched Operation Rising Lion against Iran's nuclear facilities in the early hours of Friday morning, and Newsweek maps show where airstrikes took place. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were "a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival."

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council will meet later on Friday over Israel's strikes on Iran, diplomats said, at the request of Tehran.

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

Last night, the government of Israel decided to roll the dice on a military solution to Iran’s decades-long pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. Given the remarkable capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces, the operation could do tremendous damage to the Iranian nuclear program. But then comes the hard part.