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

Gas prices "will likely start to rise across much of the country later this evening in response to Israel's attacks on Iran, which have caused oil prices to surge," Patrick de Haan, the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said on Friday in a post on X.

Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.

By Crispian Balmer, Maayan Lubell, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel's surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran's nuclear programme and lengthening the time it would need to develop an atomic weapon.

Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round of talks.