A BBC expert has explained how Israel has taken a “massive gamble” by attacking Iran. Security correspondent Frank Gardner said the move could actually speed up Tehran’s progress towards building a nuclear bomb,

Israel's strike on Iran will have perilous consequences for us all - This is a dangerous new phase in the war in the Middle East

"At the end of the day, we wouldn't like to see some kind of nuclear race in the Middle East, whether it's civil or military," Tsach Saar, Israel's consul deputy general in New York, told Newsweek.

Israel and Iran are at a flashpoint as both sides trade attacks. With a fresh censure from the UN nuclear watchdog, Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes are under the spotlight again. With enriched uranium stockpiles near weapons-grade and the region’s largest ballistic missile arsenal,

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that abandoning uranium enrichment was "100%" against the country's interests.

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is poised to reject a U.S. proposal to end a decades-old nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, dismissing it as a "non-starter" that fails to address Tehran's interests or soften Washington's stance on uranium enrichment.