Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Israeli officials have been pushing the United States to join the fray and use its huge bunker-busting bomb to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

As Israel and Iran continue to attack each other, the risk grows each day of the conflict spreading to the wider Middle East region. There are also fears that the war could yet turn nuclear, even though Iran has yet to make its own atomic bomb.

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

The conflict between Iran and Israel continues in the Middle East. Attacks have rocked Tehran and Tel Aviv. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis as the conflict unfolds.

U.S. refueling aircraft and warships have been dispatched to safeguard U.S. interests as the deadly conflict shows no sign of abating.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

"We affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel," G7 leaders said in a statement.

When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.

Tehran will look to region's proxies and other authoritarian 'Crink' states for backing in its war with Israel

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Joanna Plucinska and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel,