The US fired about a dozen interceptors at Tuesday's barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon says. US President Joe Biden said the US "actively" supported Israel's defence at his direction.

Iran has unleashed its largest ever attack on Israel, firing 180 ballistic missiles late Tuesday most of which were apparently intercepted by anti-missile defenses employed by Israel, the United States and Jordan,

The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official said on Tuesday. “A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,