It took months of planning and included over 125 planes, a submarine and 14 “bunker buster” bombs. BBC Verify explains how the US mission “Operation Midnight Hammer” took place.
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US strikes on Iran trigger protests internationally
Demonstrators take to the streets in France, Pakistan, Greece and the Philippines to condemn the military action.
Netanyahu and Trump ‘totally aligned’ on Iran – Barkat
The Israeli minister tells the BBC that his PM and the US president have been collaborating “from day one”.
Watch: Video shows aftermath of Israeli strikes on Iran
Footage has emerged showing smoke billowing over Tehran and the city of Karaj, west of the capital.
‘Paralysed and constantly caught by surprise’: Voices from Iran after US strikes
People inside Iran tell BBC Persian about their fear and anger after the US bombed key nuclear sites overnight.
Lyse Doucet: What the US and Iran do next could be momentous
The “tortuous” US-Iran relationship was tested at least once before, but this is of far greater magnitude
Dozens of soldiers seized by locals in Colombian mountains
The military says the civilians were acting under pressure from dissidents of the Farc rebel group.
Nine killed in Kyiv in intense Russian air attack
Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
Wildfires rage on Greek island of Chios
A state of emergency is declared and an arson investigation launched after five separate fires were sparked within hours.
Wreck of sunken $30m yacht Bayesian to be examined
Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and daughter were among seven people killed when boat went down off coast of Italy.