Iran managed to improve its strike performance and overcome Israeli air defenses during the recent 12-day war, adjusting the tactics of launching missiles and identifying the enemy's weaknesses "by trial and error,

Israeli forces on Friday were ordered to intensify strikes on Iran in an effort to completely “destabilize” the regime -- as the two adversaries continued to bomb each other a week into their war.

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Israel pounds Iran with airstrikes targeting military facilities and its nuclear sites ... The U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet conducts those operations, known as freedom of navigation missions, to ensure ...

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had not agreed to inspections of its nuclear program or to give up enriching uranium.

Possible precedents for an air occupation in Iran include Israel’s aerial dominance over Gaza and Lebanon, plus the U.S.-led no-fly zones over Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Iran had fired approximately 400 ballistic missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel since the conflict between the two countries began last Friday, a military official told CNN on Wednesday.

Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday after 12 days of airstrikes and missile attacks. Photos show damaged sites in both countries.

An Israeli airstrike hit Iran's state-run television broadcaster during a live broadcast Monday, intensifying an already volatile confrontation between the two regional rivals.

Israel said Iran had committed a 'severe violation' of the Trump-announced ceasefire and vowed to respond 'with force.'

The Israeli military said in a statement that over the past 48 hours, troops struck approximately 250 targets in the Gaza Strip.