Iran's oil ministry said late Saturday that Israel has struck the Shahran oil depot in western Tehran—one of the capital’s key fuel sites. A second depot in southern Tehran was also hit, it said in a statement.

An Iranian lawmaker said closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint in the global energy trade, was under serious consideration.

JERUSALEM/DUBAI >> Israel pounded Iran for a second day today and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its campaign would intensify dramatically, while Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had held out as the only way to halt the bombing.