Spread the word Israel launched a “pre-emptive” attack against Iran on Saturday, and a major United States attack is underway, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear dispute with the West. The U.S. military initiated a series of strikes against targets in Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The scope of the air and sea operations was not immediately clear. The campaign is expected to last for multiple days, said a U.S. official. Iran was preparing a crushing retaliation, an Iranian official told Reuters. President Donald Trump, who built up a vast U.S. military presence in the region to force Tehran to make concessions in nuclear talks, said in a record...