#IsraelIranConflict Israel strikes may make Iran more determined to pursue nuclear programme.Analysts believe that Iran may accelerate efforts to acquire a nuclear bomb as it faces a major Israeli assault.Israel’s attacks on Iranian nuclear and military sites mark a significant escalation in regional tensions, and may reshape Tehran’s nuclear calculus.

The coordinated strikes killed several senior military and security officials, including the head of Iran’s military Mohammad Bagheri, and the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami.