Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon and the Iranian regime has carried out more attacks, as the war enters its eighth day.

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia are the latest signs of the expanding reach of the war in the Middle East.

In Tehran, residents have described thick smoke over the city following heavy Israeli strikes on Iranian oil depots.

Israel and Hezbollah have repeatedly traded blows over the past few decades with tensions ramping up as recently as 2023. The militant group sent a barrage of rockets towards Israeli-occupied positions in the Shebaa Farms the day after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks, sparking fresh conflict between the two sides.

Across Iran’s capital, explosions rang out overnight as the U.S. and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes. Iran and its allies have hit back against Israel and neighboring Gulf states.

West Asia crisis: Israel launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, targeting fuel infrastructure in Tehran. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said the attacks targeted fuel storage complexes linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, Trump says the aim is to "go in and clean out everything," suggesting a regime change objective.

House lawmakers narrowly rejected a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure.