Israel has escalated its bombardment of Iranian cities, including Tehran's state television headquarters; Iranian missiles have struck Tel Aviv.

Shipowner Frontline said the incident near the Strait of Hormuz was due to navigational issues and not related to the current Israel-Iran conflict.

As part of its campaign, Israel has also conducted extensive aerial bombardments against Iranian missile launchers, silos and support units. According to analysis from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and AEI Critical Threats Project,

Whether the U.S. gets more involved than it already is, some members of Congress from both parties argue, should not be up to the President.

Israel and Iran both have little incentive to stop and no obvious route to outright victory. Much depends on President Trump.

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 missile and air war that Israel and Iran have spent decades planning for has come, and it is spectacular and terrifying. Israeli officials say they need at least two weeks to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

Both countries have closed their airspaces, leaving few options for citizens of other countries seeking to leave.

Israel's air force achieved a "remarkable feat," said William Freer, a research fellow for national security at the U.K.-based Council on Geostrategy.

President Trump said early Tuesday morning that he wants "a real end" to Iran's nuclear problem, with Tehran "giving up entirely" its enrichment activities. He said he was not just working toward a ceasefire to end the war between Iran and Israel,