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Welcome tojerusalem, where you join is at five oclock in the late afternoon, and israel is today saying it has launched a diplomatic offensive against iran, calling for more sanctions against the Islamic Republic, after the unprecedented attack last weekend. Iran has launched an offensive of its own, insisting in calls to regional and World Leaders that it acted in legitimate self defence, but the Israeli Foreign minister, israel katz, has written to more than 30 countries urging them to designate irans Islamic Revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organisation. Also today, the Israeli Gove...

Special coverage of this growing crisis between iran and israel, the Un Security Council meeting called last night, a special meeting in the wake of the rainy and unprecedented attack across israel, the un Secretary General sounded a warning. He says the region is on the brink. Like many World Leaders in the region and across the world he is calling for restraint, calling on israel not to retaliate. The top table, the security council, is one of the few places in iran and israel set in the same room and they use this opportunity, the israeli ambassador said iran had crossed every red redline. ...

Welcome tojerusalem. Its time to step back from the brink. Thats the warning from the un Secretary General Antonio Guterres, after irans attack on israel late on saturday. He was speaking at an Emergency Meeting of the un where representatives from the uk and us condemned the attacks by iran, but made it clear that they didnt want to see any further escalation. The worlds top political table is one of the few places where iran sets at the same table and it has been said iran crossed the first red line with its attack on israeli territory. The top diplomats of iran said the country had a legiti...

And another attack. They repelled irans attack, which was impressive. He says, it was a success which shouldnt be given away easily, hence our advice for the Israeli Government to be part of the de escalation. Lets take a closer look at the strikes on saturday night. Iran may have appeared to try and overwhelm israels air defences with multiple waves of drones and missiles. But israels advanced defence system destroyed most of them in the air, with the help of its western allies. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has more. So how is israel able to defend itself with the help of its alli...