The Latest Breaking News on Middle East Conflict: Israel Strikes Iran; US, EU Sanction Violent West Bank Settlers

Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift's highly anticipated "Tortured Poets Department" is here.

The limited nature of Israel's reported strike on Iran and the restrained immediate Iranian reaction shows both sides, in particular Tehran, are looking to de-escalate after weeks of tensions but the situation remains dangerously explosive, analysts say.

Escalation more than six months into Israel’s war on Gaza has raised fears of spiralling violence across region.

Acting foreign minister Katy Gallagher says government is worried about potential for ‘further escalation of conflict in the region’

Traders have been on edge since Saturday's barrage by Iran, which Israel's army chief General Herzi Halevi warned would be met with a response.

Reported Israeli drone strike on Isfahan may signal that this widening conflict has become more dynamic

Air defense systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan. There had been no reaction from Israeli or Iranian officials to the overnight strikes and the extent of the damage remained unclear.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday to discuss ways to stabilise the region as Israel reportedly carries out retaliatory strikes on Iran.

Asiya, a Druze host in Western Galilee, Israel, shares her fears and struggles amid ongoing border conflicts.