Now, Israel’s actually done it: striking Iran in a bid to destroy its capacity to build nuclear weapons. Jerusalem sees a window of opportunity, and with Tehran’s proxies in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza are either gone or debilitated, the Israelis also targeting the senior leadership around Ayatollah Khamenei. So what’s the ultimate goal, military superiority or regime change?

Iran may be reeling but it’s still fighting back, successfully targeting Israel’s largest oil refinery in Haifa. A long war ahead? And with Israel lacking the kind of bunker-busting bombs that can reach the underground Fordo nuclear site, will the United States agree to finish the job that Benjamin Netanyahu started?

Since Friday, Donald Trump’s sent mixed messages, warning Israel against targeting the Supreme Leader but cheering the strikes, still billing himself as peacemaker while providing Israel with military intelligence. We’ll ask about the only man who can end this unprecedented direct confrontation with a phone call.

Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Aurore Laborie and Ilayda Habip. 

• Rina BASSIST Senior Editor at US-based journal Al Monitor

• Tara KANGARLOU Author of "The Heartbeat of Iran", Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University

• Behnam BEN TALEBLU Senior fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank

• Mark FITZPATRICK Associate Fellow for Arms Control, International Institute for Strategic Studies