Fears of an all-out war in the Middle East are growing as an expert has warned that Israel may ignore Western calls for de-escalation and target Iran's nuclear facilities as part of a retaliation

Iran launched a huge missile attack against Israel on Tuesday, which Tehran said was retaliation for the killings of proxy leaders.

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they launched tens of missiles toward Israel and warned that if Israel retaliated Tehran's response would be "more crushing and destructive", Iranian state TV reported.