Emergency services say 10 have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media has given little information about casualties in Iran.

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Tensions soared as Israel targeted Iranian air defenses, prompting stern warnings from Tehran and fears of a wider war. Decades of shadow battles—supporting militias, secret missions, and nuclear anxieties—are often overlooked in news briefs.

Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict. Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday that set off explosions in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

The countries have been trading blows a day after Israel’s blistering attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.

Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.

Israel's airstrikes on Iran's military and nuclear facilities led PM Netanyahu to hold urgent talks with world leaders, including PM Modi.