The two powers have been exchanging barrages since Israel attacked Iran and killed many of the country’s top military leaders and scientists.

Whiteman Air Force Base is implementing heightened security measures days after Israel and Iran began exchanging missile and drone attacks. No specific threats have been identified against Whiteman AFB.

Although Iran maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful energy purposes, Israel has long seen it as a threat. Israeli strikes have hit three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. Little damage appears visible in satellite imagery of Fordow.

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Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel hours after the Israeli Defense Forces said it was striking surface-to-surface missile sites in central Iran.

After three straight days under Israeli fire, Iran stands bloodied but defiant. Over 240 Iranians, including several senior military officials, have been killed since the bombardments began. But what followed has jolted the region.

On Saturday, residents in Tehran reported hearing explosions, and the Iran air defense fired nonstop rounds in the Pastour neighborhood. Precise casualty figures in Iran could not be confirmed. But Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the U.N. Security Council that Israel’s strikes in Iran had killed 78 people and injured 329 others.

Iran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to urge President Trump to press Israel for a ceasefire, offering nuclear deal flexibility in return, amid frantic Gulf diplomacy to avert war.

The Israeli military is warning Iranians to immediately evacuate military weapons production factories,” likely signaling new strikes are coming