Iranian security forces started a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied by an intensified street presence based around checkpoints
The move follows an air war with Israel in which Iran's longtime enemy said it wanted to prevent Tehran developing a nuclear weapon.
A survey released last week said 83% of Jewish Israelis supported the assault on Iran and pollsters said they expected Netanyahu's Likud party,
"We have achieved a historic victory," Netanyahu said in a televised address to the nation after the start of a ceasefire agreed to by both countries.
Trump said over the weekend that the US deployment of 30,000-pound bombs had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program.
But whether the current course of events will follow the course of 2020, cannot be said with certainty.
"Plans for restarting (the facilities) have been prepared in advance, and our strategy is to ensure that production and services are not disrupted," said the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
Witnesses said they heard explosions near Tel Aviv and Beersheba in southern Israel before Trump's statement.
Even if their attacks cause severe damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, this will only harden Iran’s resolve to acquire a bomb.
So, as the pressure mounts on Iran, has it been left to fight alone? Or does it have allies that could come to its aid?
To imagine the future, one must be prepared to accept a probable scenario where the number of nuclear-capable states grows.
Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as conflict escalates
The GBU-57, a 30,000-pound (13,607 kg) warhead capable of penetrating 200 feet (61 meters) underground before exploding
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has consistently interpreted self-defence narrowly
“We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy”
As America’s national security leaders discuss the next steps, the Pentagon has moved to ensure that its troops and bases in the region are protected.
Some of the major events in US-Iran relations highlight the differences between the nations’ views, but others arguably presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities has sparked concerns among sections of the global community, atomic energy regulators and experts on the risks of nuclear contamination.
Israel army says struck Iran centrifuge production, weapons manufacturing sites
