It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise.

By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Maayan Lubell ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran's response to the U.S.

After the US hits three nuclear sites in Iran, Israel says it's striking military targets - while the Iranian Red Crescent accuses it of hitting hospitals.