Previous US attempts to remake the Middle East by force over the decades offer stark warnings about the possibility of a deepening involvement in the Iran-Israeli conflict.

The United States is now at war with Iran, or at least something dangerously close to it. The June 21 US strikes on key Iranian nuclear infrastructure, including the underground Fordow facility, marked a dramatic escalation.

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

Israel continued to strike Iran's military infrastructure but is looking to wrap up its war with Iran soon, officials said. Follow along for live news, updates and analysis as the Iran-Israel conflict develops.

The Pentagon already had begun taking measures to strengthen its firepower in the Middle East and protect U.S. bases there.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran gave the United States notice prior to shooting missiles at its military base in Qatar, which he said made it possible for no lives to be lost. "I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed,

Relying on plutonium produced at Dimona, Israel has had the ability to fire nuclear warheads since the early 1970s, according to that article, co-authored by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Matt Korda, a researcher at the same organization.

Vice President JD Vance had a message for Iran after Saturday night’s strikes: The U.S. is only interested in destroying the country’s nuclear program, not the regime. “We’re not at war with Iran. We're at war with Iran's nuclear program,

It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise