The US claims it has ‘completely and totally obliterated’ Tehran’s Fordow site but is yet to provide evidence
Hacked phones, deep-cover agents and miniaturised weapons systems: the covert campaign that preceded Jewish state’s attack
President hints at action within days as US readies forces capable of striking underground Fordow nuclear facility
Aerial ‘war of the cities’ pits IDF jets against Tehran’s missile reserves
Commanders have promised to unleash ‘hell’ on Israel but their options for retaliation carry considerable risk
Country would need bunker-busting bombs to take out reinforced atomic facilities
Nato must develop a nimbler technological edge than during the cold war
Netanyahu has justified the incursion as a temporary move to protect Israeli citizens
What began as a band of a few dozen jihadis is now a disciplined force with units producing modern weaponry
The assassination confronts militant group with crucial strategic choice at its weakest point in two decades
The IDF has devastated the militants from the air but success on the ground may require a much longer campaign
IDF is widely expected to strike the Islamic republic following missile barrage
Tehran claims success but early Israeli assessment suggests attack caused few hits and no casualties
Lebanese militant group fought Israeli troops to a stalemate in 2006. Both sides have tried to learn the lessons
Military capabilities of the Jewish state have evolved since it last fought Hizbollah but so have those of the Iran-backed ‘axis of resistance’
Israeli officials expect huge test for multi-layered array that includes Iron Dome to come in days ahead
IDF strikes last month targeted militant who masterminded October 7 attack
Wreckage photographed in Iraq indicates how Israeli jets hit back at Tehran from afar
Full-scale conflict has depleted Ukrainian defences, and Israel could face a similar plight despite successful interceptions
Beijing reforms unloved SOEs to win back investors
Whatever form direct retaliation takes, analysts warn there is a high risk of miscalculation — and further escalation
Israel’s second raid on al-Shifa hospital has put its military strategy under the spotlight
Joint American and UK attack sent a message but there are doubts whether battle-hardened Yemeni rebels can be cowed
Israeli forces in Gaza target Hamas stronghold in the south now crowded with refugees
From precision missiles to 2,000lb explosives, Israel’s air campaign is one of the heaviest in history
