Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran enters a more dangerous phase, with missile attacks, drone interceptions, naval threats and widening regional spillover pushing the Middle East deeper into crisis.

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

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Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon discusses the escalating US-Israel war with Iran, confirming joint efforts are dismantling Iran's war machine. Danon points to Iran's desperation, noting

Israeli forces have been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements.

Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed troops to destroy more bridges and buildings in southern Lebanon, stoking worries that Israel could expand a military-controlled buffer zone there.

Kent said, during an interview with The Washington Post, that he is meeting with anti-Israel pundits like Tucker Carlson to "make a case to fellow conservatives about the war with Iran."

An Iranian missile launched towards central Israel, carrying a cluster warhead, hit at least 10 sites including a kindergarten on Saturday (March 21), the mayor for Rishon Lezion said. Mayor of the central Israeli city,