Israel lacks the heavy bombers needed to destroy deeply buried Iranian sites like Fordow and may resort to repeated raids.

The Pentagon canceled a top general’s visit to Israel, signaling distance from any strike plans.

Source: Axios, Clash Report

BIG BREAKING NEWS: Israeli warplanes strike Tehran, Iran ; smoke seen rising from the city.

BREAKING: Israel closes its airspace until further notice, preparing for "days of battle" with Iran.

Israel’s operation against Iran is called “Strength of a Lion.”

A picture from Tehran of a burning area following Israeli airstrikes.

BREAKING: The IDF confirms an air campaign against Iran’s nuclear program, hitting dozens of targets.

The operation, dubbed “Strength of a Lion,” aims to counter what Israel calls an imminent nuclear threat.

Building hit in ​​Tehran.

Looks like assassination attempt by Israel.

NEW: Oil prices jump 5% after Israeli strike on Iran.

U.S. Senator Graham:

Game on.

Pray for Israel.

BREAKING: Israeli media claims senior IRGC officials have been hit, including an assassination attempt on Iran’s Chief of Staff.

Iran has enough fissile material to build 15 nuclear bombs within days, an Israeli military official says.

NOW: Iran’s leadership holds top security meeting.

BREAKING: Israeli media reports that Iran's Chief of Staff was highly likely eliminated.

BREAKING: Israel has detected ballistic missile launches from Iran.

Iran’s air defense operating at "100% capacity", state TV reports.

BREAKING: Netanyahu:

Iran operation will continue “as long as necessary”.

The day of your liberation from tyranny is closer than ever.

Netanyahu:

We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and nuclear weaponization efforts.

We targeted Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz.

We also targeted leading Iranian nuclear scientists working on the bomb, as well as the core of Iran’s ballistic missile program.

NEW: Iraq closes its airspace and suspends air traffic at all Iraqi airports.

Israeli strikes hit Natanz, Khorramabad, and Hamedan in Iran.