Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

In addition to targeting the Islamic Republic's military and nuclear facilities, Israel has struck economic sites, police stations and ministries, hoping to throw the country into disarray.

Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" killed top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists, including Bagheri, Salami, and Abbasi, severely impacting Iran's military.

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel

Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day 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,