Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

The U.S. president faces pushback over the risk of U.S. involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Despite stunning early successes in Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Iran, a weekend of intensive bombardment and retaliation is raising questions about Israel’s exit strategy – how it can end this conflict with its ambitious goals achieved.

The warning came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air superiority over the Iranian capital and could fly over the city without facing major threats.

Mossad agents paved the way for Israel to launch precise strikes on Iran's sites, according to media reports quoting Israeli sources

BBC Verify uses open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, fact-checking and data analysis to help report complex stories Using new satellite imagery to locate strikes and assess damage across Iran and Israel as the conflict between the two countries enters its fourth day Hello and good morning from the live page team here at BBC Verify.

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week's G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict.

Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.