Tensions between Israel and Iran are escalating amid an already volatile Middle East, raising fears of a broader and more dangerous conflict.

The attack gives Iranians a common cause, despite their feelings about their government . As the Stimson Center’s longtime Iran analyst Barbara Slavin notes: Iran can and like

After such a devastating attack from Israel, Iran’s leaders see no choice but to fight back. Any sign of weakness would severely undermine the regime’s legitimacy at home.

Rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program have escalated amid diplomatic breakdowns, military preparations, and threats of conflict across the Middle East.

At least three Israelis were killed and 70 others were injured in retaliatory missile strikes by Iran, Israeli media reports said Saturday, as

The opening of a new front in the conflict between Israel and Iran has brought geopolitical risk straight back into the foreign exchange calculus. After the Israeli strikes Friday morning, the dollar witnessed an element of the “flight-to-safety” characteristic traditionally associated with military escalation but as ING points out in its daily research note,

Before Israel struck Iran’s nuclear program, tensions were showing in U.S. lawmakers’ attitudes toward Israel. Democrats were increasingly critical of Israel’s war conduct in Gaza, with only a single Democratic senator reliably taking Israel’s side in public discourse.

Israel says it has more attacks planned against Iran after a series of overnight strikes targeted Tehran’s nuclear program and shook global tensions. As Washington watches the fallout, President Donald Trump is continuing to push Tehran toward the negotiating table to come to a nuclear deal.