Israel stunned and hobbled Iran last week when it pulled off an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision. Guided by spies and artificial intelligence,

Israel’s campaign, militarily and rhetorically, has quickly evolved beyond its initial targets. Over the weekend, it hit Iran’s energy facilities, including a gas depot and an oil refinery, triggering huge fires and spewing smoke across the sprawling capital of about ten million people.

Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee member MK Boaz Bismuth tells Arutz Sheva: "This war is essential - any agreement is a lie that leads to a nuclear bomb and Israel’s destruction."

KANANASKIS, Alberta - European foreign ministers told their Iranian counterpart in a call on Monday to return to nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and refrain from escalating conflict with Israel, to which Iran's foreign minister said Tehran's priority was to confront Israel for now,

Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program,

Both sides are aware a US intervention could be decisive, bringing bunker-busting ordnance, unavailable to the Israel Defense Forces, that are powerful enough to penetrate Fordow, a nuclear facility buried under a mountain.