Iranian state media report more explosions, with blasts heard in Tehran, as Israel says its air force is hitting military targets.

IDF international spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to break down Israel’s strike on Iran and how the military is preparing for possible retaliation and broader regional fallout.

Iran confirmed the deaths of senior officials, including the army chief and the head of the Revolutionary Guard, along with key figures in its nuclear program.

Soaring oil prices following Israel's airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities could turn out to be a boost for Russia's war effort. Israel launched Operation Rising Lion against Iran's nuclear facilities in the early hours of Friday morning,

Years of intelligence collection, infiltration of Iran with commandos and weapons, and tracking of targeted commanders and scientists made the wide-ranging attacks possible.

That scenario now appears alarmingly close. On the evening of June 12th, Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites. The attack threatens to inflame the Gulf, which pumps a third of the world’s oil. Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose by 8% on June 13th, to $74 a barrel (see chart). How high might it now go?

"Our support for Gaza and our defense of our country against the Zionist aggression against it has continued," a Houthi source told Newsweek.

In attacking, Netanyahu has short circuited the debate in Washington and started a possible new cycle of escalation

Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Rep. Brian Mast, talks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about Israel’s unprecedented preemptive strike against Iranian military and nuclear targets.

"Hezbollah is committed to the ceasefire agreement, even though Israel has not respected this commitment over the past period," the spokesperson said. "It continues to kill, assassinate, and attack areas, including entering border villages and remaining at the five points."