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.

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.

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

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

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

As the war intensified, Azerbaijan found itself on the frontlines of regional geopolitics, caught between its alliance with Israel and strained ties with Iran

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 ...

Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program.

Israeli airstrike kills 15 Syrian government forces, reports Syrian Observatory; tensions rise amid ongoing regional conflict and unrest. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights r