Roughly 24 hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering assault on Iran, Israel's opposition was scheming to bring down his government. Now, just days into the ongoing operation against Iran,

Israeli forces stepped up bombing of Iranian cities, while Iran pierced Israeli air defences with a successful volleys of retaliatory missile strikes.

Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."

New poll finds 80% of Israelis rate the Prime Minister's management of the conflict with Iran as excellent or good.

Israeli PM Netanyahu claims airstrikes have severely damaged Iran's nuclear program and weakened its regime. As explosions rock Tehran, he warns collapse is possible; Trump urges Iran to resume talks.

The Financial Times' Kim Ghattas and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Karim Sadjadpour join Morning Joe to discuss the latest in Israel and Iran trading direct strikes as conflict escalates.

Israeli Prime Minister flattered President Trump in an interview Sunday on FOX News, saying that he is the "junior partner." "President Trump will make the decisions that are best for America... He understands that I,