Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility as war continues into second week

The Israeli Iron Dome air defence system (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel’s military said it has struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks as the war between the two nations continued into a second week.

The prospect of a wider war threatened too as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they would resume attacks on US vessels and warships in the Red Sea if the Trump administration joins Israel’s military campaign against Iran.