But Israel's formidable and sophisticated military forces - with an arsenal largely, but not exclusively, provided by the United States - are enabling it to overpower a much larger enemy. The BBC looks at the military balance in the latest war in the Middle East.

The key question, however, is how much damage Israel has inflicted on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ostensibly the main aim of this war, along with destroying Iran’s conventional missile force. Israel has attacked facilities at Natanz,

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

Speaker Mike Johnson has been forced to delay his planned trip to Israel amid its continued conflict with Iran.

The conflict between Israel and Iran has forced many countries in the Middle East to close their airspace, as Israeli jets and Iranian exploding drones and missiles fly over their night skies.

As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.

A Democratic senator introduced legislation to prevent President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress's authorization.

Iran maintains its nuclear activities are entirely peaceful and geared to civilian use but Israel claims previous Iranian deception means a military response is the only way to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb.