Israel said it had attacked Iran early on Saturday morning, as explosions were heard across Tehran.
An Israeli military spokesman said the country had “launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the state of Israel.”
Israel closed its airspace and declared a state of emergency, in anticipation of Iranian drone and missile strikes in response.
Sirens sounded across Israel at around 08:15 local time (06:15 GMT), alerting people of the threat of a possible missile attack. The Israeli strikes happen amid diplomatic efforts between US and Iranian officials for a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme and avert a war, and negotiations were expected to continue next week.
Iran had made concessions in the talks, although US President Donald Trump - who had previously threatened to attack Iran to put pressure on its leaders to accept a deal - said yesterday he was not “thrilled” with the way the discussions were going.
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