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Iran's air defence systems were activated in several locations after three explosions were heard close to t...

Less than a week ago, Iran launched one of the largest missile and drone attacks the world has ever seen against Israel. Together with our allies and partners, ...

An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials tell CBS News, as blasts are heard in Isfahan province.

The attack involved the first-ever direct strikes launched from Iranian territory onto Israeli soil, with an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles fired in ...

It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high in the wider Middle East after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack ...

Oil prices jumped more than 3% after unconfirmed reports of explosions near the Iranian city of Isfahan.

Iran has reached a stage in its weapons programme where it would be difficult for a single strike to do significant damage.

Additionally, the UK targeted several Iranian military branches and individuals involved in Iran's drone and ballistic missile industries. US President Joe ...

Sources told the FARS news agency that the country's air defence system has been activated in Isfahan province against "an object suspected to be a drone". "The ...

Iran fires anti-aircraft missiles and suspends and diverts commercial flights amid reports of an Israeli missile strike near the city of Isfahan.

There were explosions heard near the central city of Isfahan, Iran's state media reported, days after the country's forces attacked Israel.

Tasnim reported that the military air base and the nuclear installations in Isfahan were safe and rejected reports of any attack from outside the country. A ...

Oil and gold prices have jumped after US officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by 1.8% to $88 a ...

Iran's air defense systems were activated in several locations after three explosions were heard close to a major military airbase near the Iranian city of ...

Australia is "extremely concerned" that conflict could escalate after reports of explosions in the Iranian city of Isfahan, days after Iran attacked Israel.

Australians have been urged to leave Israel “if it's safe to do so”, after Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran.

Acting foreign minister Katy Gallagher says government is worried about potential for 'further escalation of conflict in the region'

Israel has been at war with militants in the Palestinian territory of Gaza since October, when Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked. Direct conflict ...

US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between ...

Iranian official indicates no 'immediate' plan for retaliation after explosions reported in sky over Isfahan and Tabriz.

Escalation more than six months into Israel's war on Gaza has raised fears of spiralling violence across region.

An unclaimed aerial attack in central Iran on Friday comes fresh on the heels of tit-for-tat Iranian and Israeli strikes earlier this month, ...

Australians in parts of the Middle East are being urged to leave after reports of explosions in Iran, which come days after it launched a strike against ...

The warning was issued as the US and UK announced new sanctions on Iran's drone programme in response to Saturday's strike on Israel. “Reconsidering the nuclear ...

Sources told the FARS news agency that the country's air defence system has been activated in Isfahan province against "an object suspected to be a drone". "The ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran says it has shot down three quadcopters launched inside its territory and news reports say there have been explosions at some military ...

Israel launched a limited direct military attack on Iranian soil early Friday morning, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News.

Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was down 0.4% at $86.8 per barrel, having earlier spiked more than 3%. US crude futures slipped 0.3% to trade at $82.50, ...

After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Iran deployed air defence batteries to intercept three drones, but downplayed the incident.

Reported Israeli drone strike on Isfahan may signal that this widening conflict has become more dynamic.

US broadcasters, quoting senior American officials, reported that Israeli missiles had hit Isfahan. Iranian officials said they were still confirming the source ...

The scope of Israel's military response to Iran's first-ever direct attack on the country remains murky. Israeli officials have yet to publicly acknowledge ...

Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadership, says Guardian ...

No damage was reported to Isfahan province's nuclear sites. The strike was intended to signal that Israel has the ability to strike inside Iran, an official ...

A senior U.S. military official confirmed to NPR that the Israeli military had conducted missile strikes against Iran. But little else is known about the extent ...

Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other's territory but Tehran has no 'immediate' plans to retaliate.

Iranian officials and state media outlets have refused to name Israel in the aftermath of the suspected drone attack on its territory.

Speaking in New York, the Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said the drones caused no damage or casualties. “The Zionist regime's media ...

We've seen tit-for-tat strikes so far: in April an Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate compound in Damascus, Syria killed several Iranian military ...

The columnist Thomas L. Friedman joined the hosts of “Matter of Opinion” this week to unpack Israel's and Iran's latest attacks, what they mean for Gaza and ...

Direct conflict between Israel and Iran, which threaten global oil supplies and could drive up energy costs, has investors on edge.

Since Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last week, Benjamin Netanyahu has faced the highest-stakes decision of his career: how to ...

Israeli deterrence is usually about massive use of offensive military force — a roundhouse punch that seeks to compel compliance through coercion. But this time ...

Hours before Israel launched a drone strike against Iran on Thursday night, Israeli officials gave a heads up to their US counterparts in Washington: an ...

American officials speak of a missile strike, but Iranian officials say the attacks, in the central province of Isfahan and in northwest Tabriz, were caused by ...

Israel's latest missile strike on Iran may be more a face-saving exercise aimed at satisfying members of its coalition government than a true escalation of ...