Iran and Israel traded strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East, complicating US efforts to curb turmoil in markets as the conflict stretched toward three weeks.

U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent became the first senior Trump administration member to resign over the Iran war. Israel killed two top Iranian officials, dealing another blow to the regime.

Israel has again shown its unrivaled ability to assassinate high-level enemies, announcing the killing Tuesday of the man widely seen as running Iran

Israel says it killed Iran's top security official Ali Larijani, as America's European allies reject President Trump's demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.

By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV, March 18 (Reuters) - Iran has launched dozens of missiles with cluster munition warheads at Israel since the start of the war, posing a challenge for Israel's missile defence shield as they need to be hit before they split and disperse into smaller explosives.

Follow NBC News for live updates on the latest about the war with Iran, where the U.S. launched bunker buster bombs, while Israel struck Lebanon.

Israel says Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in an overnight strike - read more about him. It comes after Iran's top security official Ali Larijani was a

Iran’s state television published a threat on Wednesday saying the Islamic Republic would be attacking oil and gas infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates amid a new wave of strikes on its Persian Gulf neighbours and Israel.

Iran retaliates for Israel's latest assassinations as President Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu give no indication the war is about to let up, 19 days in.