Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Middle East tensions escalate - Escalating tensions as Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were canceled.

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press revealed some of the damage sustained by Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and nuclear facilities in the blistering Israeli attack

Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?

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Israel and Iran exchanged fresh attacks early Sunday, with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claiming an "extensive series of strikes" on the headquarters of the Iranian Defence Ministry and a nuclear project.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

President Donald Trump has warned Iran the U.S. would retaliate to an attack by Tehran with its "full strength and might" as Israel and Iran launched fresh strikes overnight. On Friday, Israel launched the first of a series of airstrikes across Iran,