Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden co-chair of ECFR’s council, discusses the conflict between Israel and Iran with CNBC.

Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."

Answering questions at his Hebrew-language press conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s “not surprised” that Iran is now calling for talks to end Israel’s attacks, because, he says, “they want to go back to producing their [nuclear and ballistic missile] weapons of death.

As the attacks escalate, with fatalities and injuries reported on both sides, Israel issued the stark warning to Iran.

Iran’s internal weakness has encouraged attacks before. Some 45 years ago, amid its post-revolutionary disarray, Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s president, started the Iran-Iraq war. It lasted eight years and killed hundreds of thousands.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Israel’s recent military operations against Iran on Sunday evening, highlighting what he described as significant achievements.

Baier confronted Netanyahu after he said Israel launched the strikes to stop Iran from rapidly advancing its nuclear weapons program. The post Fox’s Bret Baier Confronts Netanyahu on Claim Iran Was Close to Building a Nuke: ‘Was U.

Israeli Prime Minister announced "Operation Rising Lion," a set of strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets overnight: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion,