Israel's initial assault used warplanes and drones to hit key facilities and kill top generals and scientists.

Tensions between Israel and Iran remained high on the second day of open conflict, with no signs of de-escalation. According to Israel's military, the country came under renewed attack in the early hours of Saturday from missiles and drones launched by Iran.

Rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program have escalated amid diplomatic breakdowns, military preparations, and threats of conflict across the Middle East.

Attacks by both on the other’s territory can and will continue - so where will this go no? | ITV National News

The opening of a new front in the conflict between Israel and Iran has brought geopolitical risk straight back into the foreign exchange calculus. After the Israeli strikes Friday morning, the dollar witnessed an element of the “flight-to-safety” characteristic traditionally associated with military escalation but as ING points out in its daily research note,

Israel's latest action pits traditional Republican support for Israel — and antipathy toward Iran — against the MAGA base's fear that the U.S. will be drawn into a new foreign war.