European diplomats held talks with Iran. Israel is waiting for the United States to get directly involved. President Trump said he would make a decision about attacking Iran “within the next two weeks.

Its military proxies -- especially Hezbollah, once considered its most powerful -- have been significantly weakened.

Israel’s conflict with Iran is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars a day, according to early estimates, a price tag that could constrain Israel’s ability to conduct a lengthy war. The biggest single cost are the interceptors needed to blow up incoming Iranian missiles,