By Crispian Balmer, Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders and that this was the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.

Israel’s surprise strike on Iran, dubbed Operation Rising Lion, stunned Tehran’s military leadership but left key nuclear sites intact. As fears of regional war grow, analysts warn the attack may undermine diplomacy -- and give Iran justification to abandon nonproliferation commitments.

Iranians have become accustomed to turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which ousted the U.S.-backed Shah and brought the clerical establishment to power, from the 1980s war