Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran,

Bracing itself for a retaliatory strike for the ballistic missile attack, Iran has been urging its Arab neighbors not to allow Israel to use their airspace.

He could have used his network of proxies to launch an indirect attack against Israel or set off a wave of regional terrorism. Both are steps he has taken in the past. Instead, Khamenei chose to fire hundreds of projectiles at Israel’s second-largest city: one of the largest biggest ballistic missile attacks in history.

The threats through diplomatic channels have prompted Arab states to tell the U.S. that they won’t aid any attack on Iran.

Tehran will not hesitate to take "stronger defensive actions" if Israel retaliates for last week's missile attack by Tehran, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday.

The cabinet was expected to authorize initiating a retaliatory attack, officials said. They didn’t make their decision public.

The White House is trying to persuade Israel not to carry out military strikes against Iran’s oil infrastructure or nuclear sites.

Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time in weeks as Israel's defence minister warns of 'lethal' surprise attack on Iran.

The war between Hamas and Israel should end, but with a critical caveat: Israel must be safe from those who seek to destroy it.