Israel says it first bombed Iran to stop it from being able to produce nuclear weapons and the “existential threat” they would represent.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Monday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

Israeli officials also called for those in Tehran to evacuate earlier Monday ahead of its continued military campaign against Iran.

European foreign ministers told their Iranian counterpart in a call on Monday to return to nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and refrain from escalating conflict with Israel, to which Iran's foreign minister said Tehran's priority was to confront Israel for now,

Supporters of Tehran’s creation of nuclear weapons have no place in Iran’s politics, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday. “It is absolutely certain that the policy (of the country), as the supreme leader of Iran has repeatedly pointed out,

Israel’s sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country’s ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ambitions back by months or years.

Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more nuclear facilities during attacks that carried on into Sunday after starting two days earlier.

Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.