Israel's options range from symbolic strikes on military targets to crippling attacks on Iran's vital oil industry or its secretive and heavily fortified nuclear program. The intensity and timing of any retaliatory strike was expected to top the agenda of a planned meeting this week at the Pentagon between Israel’s defense minister and his U.

US President Joe Biden held a “direct,” 30-minute phone call with his Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as Israel considers its response to Iran’s attack. Follow the latest news here.