BREAKING: Explosions heard in Tehran, Iran.

BREAKING: Sirens heard across Israel.

BREAKING: Israel's Defence Minister says Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the state.

A missile and drone attack on Israel is expected in the immediate timeframe.

Defense Minister Israel Katz has declared a nationwide special state of emergency and urged the public to follow Home Front Command instructions and remain in protected areas.

BREAKING: War on Iran starts.

Israel has just hit Tehran.

NOW: Tehran, Iran.

IDF spokesperson says that starting Saturday at 8:00 a.m., the country will shift from full activity to essential activity only.

Schools, gatherings, and most workplaces are suspended, except for essential services.

Tehran, now.

The airspace of Israel is officially closed.

BREAKING: Afghan authorities say a Pakistani military aircraft crashed in Jalalabad, and the pilot has been captured by Afghan security forces.

BIG: The strike on Iran is described as a joint Israeli-American operation.

Source: N12

BREAKING: New explosions heard in Tehran, second wave of Israeli airstrikes underway.

BREAKING: Initial Israeli report of an attempted assassination of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on airstrikes in Iran:

There is no coalition and opposition — there is one people and one army, and we all stand behind it.

About 30 targets across Iran have been struck so far, including the Iranian President’s residence and an intelligence headquarters, Israeli reports claim.

BREAKING: A U.S. official to Al Jazeera:

The United States is carrying out joint strikes with Israel.

BREAKING: Mossad’s official Persian-language Telegram channel urges Iranians to help “return Iran to its glorious days.”

The agency said Iranians are “not alone” and called on them to share photos and videos of their “struggle against the regime.”

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran and has been moved to a secure location.

Source: Reuters

The U.S. Embassy in Qatar has instructed its personnel to shelter in protected areas.

BREAKING: Iran closes its entire airspace.

Targets of Israeli-US airstrikes on Iran so far:

Qom, Khorramabad, Isfahan, and Tehran.

U.S. official to Al Jazeera:

The airstrikes aim to dismantle Iran’s security apparatus.

We expect the airstrikes on Iran to be wide in scope.

An Israeli official says preparations are underway for an initial four days of intense joint strikes, adding that Tehran “will not look the same the day after.”

Source: N12