Oil prices slide as traders bet that attack is largely symbolic

Crown jewel of Tehran’s nuclear programme at Fordow can only be destroyed with US bombs

Critics concerned that US military personnel could face retaliation by Iran and its proxies

Ali Khamenei must choose between escalation, a diplomatic compromise with the US, or containing the conflict to Israel

Tehran’s grand strategy has failed, but that is no guarantee Israel and America can succeed

Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks as US President Donald Trump hints at possible regime change in Tehran.

Oil prices slide as traders bet that attack is largely symbolic

The US president’s announcement comes after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at a US military base in Qatar.

Oil prices tumbled more after Iran struck US military base in Qatar, a sign Strait of Hormuz would stay open for now.

Trump should champion diplomatic efforts if he wants peace to endure

Supreme leader’s comments come amid conflicting accounts of the damage to country’s nuclear facilities