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Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) says it has destroyed "dozens" of radars and surface-to-air missile launchers as part of the attacks on Iran's air defence systems in the west of the country. Calling it a "large-scale strike", the IAF says this forms part of ongoing operations to damage Iran's air defence systems and those of its proxies.

The Israeli military warned Iranians living near nuclear reactors to evacuate, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks by Israel so far were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days.

The death toll is growing as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day on Sunday, and Israel is warning that worse is to come.

Satellite imagery shared with BBC Verify has provided a clearer picture of damage inflicted on two of Iran's key nuclear sites as well as other military targets.

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.

Iran sponsored Hizbullah because it wanted Hizbullah to fight the Israelis,” says Meir Javedanfar, an Iran expert, rather than Iran having to. “That would have been completely reversing and putting the whole subcontracting model on its head.

Iran will stop sharing information with the International Atomic Energy Agency about new and special measures to protect its nuclear materials and equipment, Iranian nuclear negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi told Iranian state media,

Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.

Stock markets across the Gulf fell on Sunday morning after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight, sparking fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East.

Iran's oil ministry said late Saturday that Israel has struck the Shahran oil depot in western Tehran—one of the capital’s key fuel sites. A second depot in southern Tehran was also hit, it said in a statement.