In Germany, many expatriates welcomed signs the Islamic regime is weakening but doubted Israel’s motives and feared for relatives back home.

The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance after crippling Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes, enabling Israel to hit an expanding range of targets with relative ease.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

The Israeli military said it was conducting strikes in the Tehran area early Wednesday local time. The announcement came shortly after it warned residents of a Tehran district to evacuate, saying that it would be striking at military infrastructure in coming hours.

The U.S. is considering targeting Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Fordo, five sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Plus, Republicans in the Senate Finance Committee proposed changes to Medicaid and a lower SALT cap in their proposed revisions to the bill for Donald Trump's agenda.

Israel’s military said it has destroyed more than 70 Iranian air-defense missile batteries. The strikes, which involved waves of fighter jet attacks, targeted missile launchers and radar systems spread across Iran.

Iranian security forces on Tuesday arrested a "terrorist team" linked to Israel with explosives in a town southwest of the capital Tehran, Iranian state media reported.