Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to war

The Latest: Israel and Iran exchange fire as hostilities escalate

Israel struck Iran Monday despite Trump urging Netanyahu to hold off, in the most serious exchange since an April ceasefire.

Israel says it has struck Iran after taking missile fire

Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television has reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran.

Israel Retaliates Against Iran After Missile Attack

Israel said it struck several military targets in Iran, retaliating against missile attacks by Tehran. The exchange is one of the most serious tests of a ceasefire that took effect on April 8 to halt fighting involving the US, Israel and Iran. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Israel says it ‘struck military targets’ in Iran after Tehran launched missile attack

Israel Defense Forces said Sunday night its air force “struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran” after Iran fired missiles toward Israel earlier in the day. The announcement came hours after President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to retaliate against Iran’s missile attack and […]

Israel Bombs Iranian Regime After Terrorist Strikes

Israel Strikes Iran After Iranian Missile Attack, Defying Trump's Request to Hold Off

Israel strikes Iran military targets after Iranian missile attack

The Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on military targets in central and Western Iran on Monday local time, Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Why it matters: The strikes, in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack against Israel, mark a new phase in a growing escalation that started on Sunday morning. This is the first time Israel has struck Iran since the April 8 ceasefire. Iran had threatened to expand its attacks and target U.S. bases in the region if Israel retaliated. Further exchanges of fire could unravel the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and lead to the resumption of the war.President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several hours before the strikes to stand down and refrain from retaliating. State of play: Eplosions were heard in the Iranian cities of Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Tabriz and Kermanshah, according to Iranian state media. Go deeper: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah attack, risking Iran responseEditor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

Iran says peace deal with Trump 'no longer feasible' after latest attacks: report

Iranian officials involved with the peace negotiations between the regime and the United States said on Sunday that the peace deal with President Donald Trump is "no longer feasible" following the latest round of attacks, MS NOW's Inzamam Rashid reported on "The Weekend: Primetime." "An Iranian official linked with the talks between the U.S. and Iran has sent me a message this evening — and remember, it's early in the morning out here in the region — and they've said to me that a deal with President Trump is no longer feasible at this stage," Rashid reported. The report came at a time when Iran had fired missiles into a civilian area of Israel in response to Israel attacking the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Iran had threatened last week to retaliate for a hypothetical strike against Beirut. "This official blamed President Trump for the current situation inside Lebanon and the current escalation, I presume the escalation, meaning what the Iranian response has been given," Rashid continued. "It's been Iran's red line not to attack Beirut all along. So this is a pretty interesting development, because it means that Iran now ... feels that it cannot now have open dialog with President Trump and sign off on a deal which both sides have been working pretty tirelessly." The war in Iran, which began in late February, has stretched past the 100-day mark. The war has been disastrous for global energy prices, which have shocked the U.S. and European economies.