Speaking at a news conference, the Israeli leader said Trump had requested that there be no further such attacks.

Israel's largest oil refinery, in the city of Haifa, was hit with shrapnel from an Iranian attack, according to a person familiar with the matter. No injuries were immediately reported. Videos shared by Israeli media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the refinery.

CNN host Abby Phillip on Wednesday questioned why Israel attacked the South Pars oil field and Ras Laffan energy station, knowing it would lead to retaliatory strikes by Iran.

Israel said it killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in airstrikes overnight.

Iran has intensified attacks targeting U.S. assets in the Middle East and Israel in apparent retaliation against the killing of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani.

The Iran-Israel-US war is intensifying rapidly, with energy infrastructure becoming a central target and global economic consequences becoming more v

Two London apartments linked to Mojtaba Khamenei sit less than 50 meters from the Israeli Embassy which a terrorism specialist says constitutes a serious security breach.