Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran on Sunday, with direct strikes targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles blamed for the deaths of four people and injuries of many others.

Iran was forced to shut part of its operations at the South Pars gas field after a suspected Israeli drone strike ignited a fire at one of its critical processing units on Saturday. The incident caused the suspension of 12 million cubic metres of gas production.

An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were canceled.

Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites on Friday, and the resulting oil-price surge and airline-stock slump, could pose even more obstacles for consumers navigating an already unusual summer travel season.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania calls for the U.S. to give Israel anything it needs in support of its assault against Iran.

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad,