Israel has carried out surgical strikes on military and nuclear targets in Iran in response to an earlier Iranian offensive. Iran has denounced the action to the United Nations, vowing retaliation and accusing Israel and the United States of aggression. The Security Council has met but is deadlocked. Trump has pressed Tehran for a new nuclear deal, threatening more violence. The crisis raises the risk of a wider regional conflict.

The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, has recently expressed expansionist intentions toward multiple targets.