Those killed in Iran include the military's top echelon and nuclear scientists. Israel said it also killed a second commander of the Guards' overseas arm, whom it identified as Benham Shariyari, during an overnight strike. Nour News on Saturday named 15 air defense officers and soldiers it said had been killed in the conflict with Israel.

Israel’s military says it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks.

Arab Gulf states are lobbying the U.S. to rein in the fighting. Their concerns have grown in recent days with the possibility that the U.S. could join the Israeli attacks and persistent talk of regime change,