Israel has vowed to retaliate for Iran's recent missile attack, prompting fears of an escalating conflict and renewing focus on the military capacities of each country.

Peter Kyle said Britain will do 'what it needs to do to support our allies in a time of need' when asked if he could rule out the UK military being involved in any attacks on Iran

Israel seems prepared to strike Iran directly, in a more vigorous and public way than it has before. Iran has a number of sensitive targets, including oil production sites, military bases and nuclear sites.