“It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved.”

— President Trump, quoted by ABC News, on the war between Israel and Iran.

“A year ago, Israel was struggling—bogged down in Gaza, surrounded by Iranian-backed enemies and under pressure from Washington to stop the fighting,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Now, it is reshaping the Middle East on its own terms and forcing the Trump administration to play catch-up as Israeli leaders ramp up attacks against Iran. The moves could upend global markets and remake geopolitics—and potentially draw the U.S. into a regional conflagration.”

“Israel’s fight is not against the Iranian people. Our fight is against the murderous Islamic regime that oppresses and impoverishes you.”

— Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, quoted by Bloomberg.

“Israel’s military claimed Monday to have achieved ‘aerial superiority’ over Iran’s capital,” the AP reports.

“The military says it has degraded Iranian air defenses and missile systems to the point that its planes can now operate over Tehran without facing major threats.”

“Israeli strikes targeting Iranian energy production facilities, manufacturing plants and aviation signaled the start of a wider and more intense phase of the conflict Sunday, as Israeli war planes pursued new targets deeper in Iran’s cities and towns,” the Washington Post reports.

“The targets appear to indicate an expansion of Israel’s war aims beyond the Iranian nuclear facilities that consumed the first days of the conflict. By striking Iranian industry, local security forces and infrastructure, Israel is aiming to degrade the Iranian state, further damage the country’s already reeling economy and possibly trigger regime change.”

Wall Street Journal: Israel takes control of Iran’s skies — a feat that still eludes Russia in Ukraine.