The US and Israel bombed several nuclear targets and steel facilities in Iran on Friday, as Tehran continued to launch strikes across the Persian Gulf and rebuffed President Donald Trump’s increasingly insistent demands to end the conflict.

Israel's defense minister said on Friday that Israeli attacks on Iran "will escalate and expand." This comes as talks between the United States and Iran to end the war continue.

The US and Israel exchanged missile fire with Iran as the war across the Middle East approached the one-month mark, with no sign of Tehran accepting US President Donald Trump’s demands for a ceasefire.

Israel’s opposition leader warned the military was “stretched to the limit and beyond,” while US arsenals have been strained by other conflicts.

Secretary of State ⁠Marco ⁠Rubio said on Friday ⁠the United States could achieve its objectives in Iran ​without the use of any ground troops and expected its operation to ‌conclude in a matter of ‌weeks,

Oil prices were back up and stocks markets fell Thursday as Mr. Trump issued a stern new warning for Iran's leaders to agree to a deal to end the war on his terms, "before it is too late."

Oil prices declined on Wednesday, pressured following news that the U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the conflict in the Middle East, even as reports said Iran has denied that it has been negotiating with the U.

President Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says that the US is hopeful of having meetings with Iran "this week," and Washington "expects" an answer to the 15-point deal on the