Urgent Iran will strike America tonight and will start with the state of

coordinated campaign. Meanwhile, allied nations watch the developing crisis with mounting concern, preparing contingency plans of their own.

Analysts warn that retaliation could escalate

Analysts warn that retaliation could escalate

Diplomats urge calm. Analysts warn that retaliation could escalate. But Israel still has to answer the question no one else can answer for it: what just happened, and who is responsible?

As uncertainty grows, citizens across the region brace for what could come next. Borders tighten. Air defenses go on alert.

News networks switch to rolling coverage. Tension hangs in the air like static, and the sense that the region stands at a turning point is shared by everyone from military strategists to ordinary families watching from their living rooms.