What began with Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and other targets has now spiraled into the world’s first full-scale example of what is a “threshold war”.

President Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday to deal with the war between Iran and Israel, as the two sides exchanged deadly fire for a fifth day and Israeli officials pressed the United States to join its military campaign against Tehran.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Iranian cities are rocked by explosions and missile strikes as Donald Trump calls for urgent evacuation of Tehran.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IAEA Chief said, "At Isfahan, 4 buildings were damaged in Friday's attack - the central chemical laboratory, a Uranium conversion plant, Tehran reactor fuel manufacturing plant and UF4 to EU mental processing facility."

The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel in a statement issued late on Monday and labeled its rival Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East, with the G7 leaders urging broader de-escalation of hostilities in the region.

In Iraqi airspace, Iranian missiles and drones have crossed paths with Israeli warplanes, forcing Baghdad to step up efforts to avoid being drawn into the region's latest conflict.But with Baghdad both an ally of Iran and a strategic partner of the United States,

A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”

Israel's conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis—it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to come.

China has said that the Israel-Iran conflict may make way for wider instability in the Middle East region and is attempting to reach out to both sides for a potential de-escalation, according to a Bloomberg report.