India, June 17 -- Israel issued several warnings against Iran's fast-paced move towards obtaining nuclear weapons while launching strikes on the country, saying that it was reaching a point of no return.

Israel justified its strikes on Iran and said that it was necessary to thwart any nuclear threat from Tehran, adding that it was just months away from assembling an atomic weapon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said shortly after the launch of strikes that Operation Rising Lion was targeting Iran's nuclear and military facilities. Follow Iran Israel war live updates

However, US intelligence assessments said something completely different. CNN reported, citing four people familiar with the assessment, that Iran was up to t...