Looking ahead, the IDF warned that Iran’s damaged nuclear facilities could take months or even longer to repair.

Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Doran claims Israel achieved “unbelievable successes” in its first couple of days of attacking Iran.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) says it has destroyed "dozens" of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers as part of the attacks on Iran's air defence systems in the west of the country. Calling it a "large-scale strike", the IAF says this forms part of ongoing operations to damage Iran's air defence systems and those of its proxies.

With the launch of Operation ‘Rising Lion’, Israel appears to have sought to take advantage of a narrow window of opportunity. Through its own actions over the last 18

As tensions escalate, Iran has developed a range of calculated options to retaliate if attacked, raising the stakes for the entire region.

Iran launched three retaliatory waves of missiles at targets in Israel on June 13, as Israelis rode out the attacks in bomb shelters and world leaders discussed the deepening conflict.

The strikes came after the Israeli military said it had carried out fresh strikes on Iran nuclear infrastructure sites.