Iran launches missiles at central and north Israel as the Israeli military carries out further strikes in Iran.

US President Donald Trump confirmed that his and Russian President Vladimir Putin phone call on Saturday lasted approximately an hour. The latter condemned the Israeli military operation against Iran.

They did not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran's nuclear program, a Kremlin spokesperson said.

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says rising global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will strengthen Russia by increasing its oil revenues, aiding its war effort in Ukraine.

Russia has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran.

Russia and Israel have built a close political, economic and cultural relationship that helped them tackle delicate and divisive issues, including developments in Syria.

Salem predicts that this attack may push Iran to make a deal with the U.S, "the outlines of which might be that Iran accepts to forgo enrichment inside Iran, with a big deal with the U.S. and the U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran and that could obviously lead to a sudden and rapid decline in oil prices, so one has to keep that in mind."