Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

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Israel says it is carrying out a fresh wave of strikes in Iran. Earlier it said it had carried out attacks on Iran's "leadership compound". Meanwhile the United States says it's struck nearly two thousand targets in Iran and has sunk much of the Iranian navy.

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has fueled a disagreement between President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

U.S. military officials released the names of four American soldiers killed in the war with Iran as the State Department sought additional flights to get more than 1,000 U.S. citizens out of the Middle East as the war expands to neighboring countries,

Explosions sounded in Iran's capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.

U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends