Tehran, June 14 -- Israel launched a massive aerial assault on Iran early Friday, targeting the country's nuclear program and killing several top military commanders and several nuclear scientists. This is the most significant attack on Iran since the 1980s Iraqi invasion, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries.

Explosions rocked the Iranian capital as state media confirmed civilian casualties, including children, and reported deaths of top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders and at least five nuclear scientists.

Israeli state said it targeted Iran's nuclear program and the attacks will continue "for as many days as it takes to remove this threat" from the Islamic Republic...