Israel’s Airports Authority urged the public not to come to the country’s airports and said the transport minister had closed national airspace to civilian flights.
Israel launched a strike on Iran on Saturday, according to Israeli defense minister Israel Katz, who said the operation was intended to “remove threats” to Israel. Separately, reports from Tehran say an attack hit an area near the Supreme Leader’s main office compound in downtown Tehran, with the outcome still unclear.
US President Donald Trump said Iran does not want to go far enough and that he wants "zero" uranium enrichment, shortly after Oman's foreign minister said Tehran was ready to give up its uranium stockpiles and allow IAEA monitoring.
US President Donald Trump told reporters he is not happy with Iran but more talks were expected to be held on Friday. Trump said he doesn’t want to use military force, but that sometimes it’s necessary.
Thousands of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed or wounded following attacks on several military centers and positions, the semi-official ISNA reported.
Iranian media are reporting two huge explosions in the holy city of Qom, home to the world's biggest Shia seminary, as well as the cities of Karaj and Kermanshah.
Based on a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that has been issued, the entire airspace of Iran has been closed for six hours, Majid Akhavan, spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, told Mehr News Agency.
The US air force is involved in the airstrikes against Iran, Al Jazeera reported citing a US official.
The Israeli operation in Iran is coordinated with the United States, Reuters reported citing an Israeli defense official.
The official said the operation had been planned for months and the launch date was decided weeks ago.
The office of Iran's Supreme Leader, the main headquarters of Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran, has been targeted in an attack on Saturday.
The outcome of the attack is not yet clear.
Khamenei is not in Tehran and has been transferred to a secure location, Reuters reported citing an Iranian official.
“The State of Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,” Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said on Saturday.
A newly released undercover video shown in a Brooklyn courtroom captures an alleged Iran-linked operative describing a 2024 plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
The operative who prosecutors say tried to hire two men to kill Trump for $5,000 upfront demonstrated the plan by placing a vape pen on a napkin to signify his “target,” the hidden camera video released by the New York Post shows.
“This is the target. How will it die?” Asif Merchant said in the meeting.
Merchant, 47, a Pakistani national who entered the United States in April 2024, is accused of attempting to recruit individuals he believed were hired killers.
Prosecutors said he offered cash payments and discussed staging a protest near a campaign rally to create confusion and allow the attackers to escape.