Israel carried out strike inside Iran, US officials say

Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a U.S. official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down.The United States was given advance notification Thursday of an intended Israeli strike in the coming days, but did not endorse the response, a second senior U.S. official said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken later confirmed the U.S. “has not been involved in any offensive operations,” but was focusing on Israel’s defense and de-escalation.Iran’s air . . .