Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict when Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday on Tehran.

Azerbaijani citizens, including diplomats, have returned from Iran. A UN report warns of an unprecedented food crisis in Gaza due to resumed military operations. Meanwhile, the UN human rights chief condemns Israel's actions in Gaza as causing 'unconscionable suffering.

Meanwhile Donald Trump says his early G7 exit has "nothing to do" with an Israel-Iran ceasefire, as fighting between the two nations enters a fifth day.

Iran has launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported projectiles striking and shrapnel falling in Israel’s north and center,