“Israel was preparing for all scenarios, they added, and had identified further targets if the bombing of energy and infrastructure targets goes ahead”

“Iranian news agencies reported explosions at Iran’s South Pars petrochemical complex in Asaluyeh. Israel claimed responsibility shortly afterwards through its defence minister, Israel Katz”

“The minister said the IDF had struck 'the largest petrochemical facility in Iran' and that the attack had come after a separate strike on the Mahshahr complex on Saturday. Katz said the two sites were 'responsible for roughly 85% of Iran’s petrochemical exports and have now been put out of operation'”

“Oil prices dipped on Monday morning, reflecting hopes for a de-escalation. Brent crude futures fell by $1.92, or 1.76%, to $107.11 a barrel by mid-morning before ticking back up above $108 as the fighting continued”

“Prices were at $70 a barrel before the US and Israel attacked Iran at the end February”

“Israel’s military said it had bombed Tehran again on Monday and that another strike on Sunday killed Majid Khademi, the head of intelligence of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards”

“Four people were confirmed dead in Haifa, northern Israel, on Monday after a missile strike the day before, as a rescue team recovered all the bodies buried beneath the rubble”

“The missile got through Israel’s air defences and destroyed a building”

“Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, where Hezbollah has its stronghold in the capital”

“A day earlier, 15 people were killed in Lebanon, including Pierre Mouawad, an official in the anti-Hezbollah Christian party, who was one of three people who died in a strike on Ain Saadeh, east of Beirut”