Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had significantly damaged Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles programmes – but added that his forces still needed more time.

Group of Seven leaders have a draft joint statement calling for deescalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, according to two sources and a draft seen by Reuters.

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.

“It’s time to put down all weapons and start talking instead of more people being killed - and for what?”

President Donald Trump signaled Monday that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran was intensifying rapidly, announcing he would return to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in Ca...

The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days that they had developed a credible plan to kill Khamenei.

Muslim-majority states in the Middle East and beyond have jointly condemned Israel's military strikes against Iran as the conflict has escalated and urged Israel to refrain from targeting nuclear facilities. Newsweek contacted the Israeli prime minister's office for comment.

Israel and Iran traded deadly fire for a fourth day on Monday in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East.

“It’s time to put down all weapons and start talking instead of more people being killed - and for what?”