Explosions in Iran as Israel launches air strikes

Israel launched aggregate aerial strikes connected Iran successful nan early hours of Saturday, successful consequence to what nan Israeli subject called "months of continuous attacks" from Tehran and its proxies.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says Iran has been "relentlessly attacking Israel" since 7 October 2023.

The IDF's confirmation of strikes connected Iran followed earlier reports by Iranian authorities media of respective explosions successful and astir nan capital, Tehran.

It comes aft Tehran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel connected 1 October, successful what nan state said was a retaliation for nan sidesplitting of Hamas's governmental leader connected Iranian ungraded backmost successful July.

The 1 October attacks were mostly thwarted by Israel's military, but a mini number struck cardinal and confederate Israel.

The IDF said their "defensive and violative capabilities" were "fully mobilised".

The US, 1 of Israel's closest allies, said Saturday's onslaught against Israel was an "exercise of self-defence".

"We understand that Israel is conducting targeted strikes against subject targets successful Iran arsenic an workout of self-defence and successful consequence to Iran’s ballistic rocket onslaught against Israel connected October 1," a National Security Council spokesperson told nan BBC's US news partner CBS.

A White House charismatic told CBS News President Joe Biden "has been briefed and is intimately pursuing nan developments".