Dhaka, June 8 -- Flashpoint Focus: West Asia

Ceasefire under fire: Direct missile exchanges push the fragile April truce to its absolute limits, stoking fears of full-scale war

Multi-front flashpoint: Strikes spanning Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Yemen interlink the theatres, making local stabilization harder

US leverage tested: Strikes inside Iran raise urgent questions over Israel's coordination with Washington amid suspected leadership rifts

A series of Israeli airstrikes overnight across Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj and Isfahan, has marked the most serious escalation between Israel and Iran since a ceasefire took effect in April, according to Al Jazeera.

The latest exchange on Monday followed Iranian missi...