Israel's military says it has launched strikes on military targets in western and central Iran, after warning it would retaliate for the first Iranian attack on Israel since April
US President Donald Trump earlier urged his Israeli counterpart not to retaliate for the Iranian strikes, according to several outlets. Fox News earlier reported that Trump also told Iran "that's enough"
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says multiple waves of missiles fired at northern Israel are "the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes"
Most missiles targeting Israel appear to have been intercepted, and Israelis have now been told they can leave shelters
Earlier on Sunday, Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut, prompting threats of an Iranian response
Israeli strikes on Beirut raise questions about the limits of US influence over its partner and the narrowing range of options for Washington to end the war, the BBC's John Sudworth writes
Iranian state TV is now reporting explosions in three cities after Israel said its air force had struck military targets in central and western Iran.
"Several explosions heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan," state TV posted on Telegram.
Explosions were also reportedly heard near the central city of Karaj.
Israel says its has struck military targets in western and central Iran.
"A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on Telegram.
No further details were provided on casualties or the exact location of the strikes.
Stay with us as we bring you more updates.
Iran has suspended all incoming flights to Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport "until further notice" after it launched a wave of missile strikes on Israel, according to local media reports.
Imam Khomeini International Airport is one of two airports in Tehran and was recently reopened in April after being closed for weeks due to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Osmond Chia
Business reporter
Image source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesOil prices climbed on Monday morning trade in Asia after Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire was agreed between the countries and the US in April.
The price of the global benchmark Brent jumped by 2.6% to $95.50 (£71.60) a barrel, while US-traded crude rose by 2.5% to $92.75.
Energy prices have made wild swings since the April ceasefire was agreed.
Prices have floated around the $95 mark in the past week as traders weighed the long-term impact of the war on global energy flows.
Image source, Kevin Dietsch via Getty ImagesDonald Trump has spoken to several US and international media outlets in the wake of Iran's missile strike.
Prior to his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump told US media outlet Axios that he planned to urge Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran's attack.
The US president reiterated that message to Israel's Channel 12 news, saying he did not want to see "an additional attack tonight", according the Times of Israel.
"The Iranian strikes didn’t hurt anybody," Trump said. "Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one."
He added that he was going to call Netanyahu "right now and tell him not to retaliate".
We reported earlier on Trump's comments to the Financial Times, where he said Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept a deal with Iran.
Israel says it is closing crossings into Gaza again after Iran's strikes in the north of the country, including the Rafah Crossing and Kerem Shalom, a site for humanitarian aid to pass into Gaza.
The Co-ordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says the move is a part of "a number of necessary security measures".
COGAT, which is part of the Israeli Ministry of Defence, says the closure will not have an impact on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip because "substantial quantities of food that have entered the Strip since the beginning of the ceasefire significantly exceed the nutritional needs of the population".
Israel has closed crossings into Gaza before during the war with Iran, including briefly in February.
We're getting some pictures now of pro-government demonstrations taking place in Tehran, following the Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.
Many of the protesters in the photos are carrying the flags of Iran and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed political and military group in Lebanon.
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Image source, AFPThe US embassy in Jerusalem will be closed on Monday due to the "current security situation in Israel".
In a statement, the embassy said that it has directed all US government employees to "shelter in place, and be prepared to move to a protected shelter".
Trump has just told the Financial Times that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no choice but to agree to whatever deal the US strikes with Iran.
"He won’t have any choice," Trump told the Financial Times , externalover the phone. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He [Netanyahu] doesn’t call the shots."
Trump told Axios earlier that he was going to ask Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran for the latest attack to make sure the three sides could salvage a deal.
Trump told the Financial Times that the latest strikes have not had "any impact on the deal".
"We’ll see how it ends up," Trump said. "It’s one of those things that’s been going for 3,000 years, or 47 years, depending on how you count."
John Sudworth
Reporting from Beirut
As we've been reporting, the IDF earlier said it was "preparing for potential fire" after it struck what it called Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Beirut has become a geopolitical battleground of its own within the wider Israel-Lebanon conflict.
In many ways, what is happening in the capital pales in comparison to the fighting in southern Lebanon, where Israel's ground offensive and aerial bombardment have continued daily and intensified in recent weeks.
But Beirut has been treated differently for political reasons. While there have been one or two targeted strikes in recent weeks, there has also been a sense that US pressure was helping to restrain Israeli action in the capital.
That appeared to end today, not just with the strike on Beirut's southern suburbs with the scenes of heavy damage to an apartment building, people rushing the wounded to hospital, and reports of fatalities, but with the warning from the IDF that more was to come.
"To be continued", one of its spokesmen wrote on X.
The strike came after a warning from the Israeli military that further action could follow.
Israeli officials said two Hezbollah projectiles crossed the border earlier in the day, and Hezbollah later claimed responsibility.
From Israel's perspective, this appeared to mark a final loss of patience.
Despite US pressure, Israel has consistently maintained that it reserves the right to strike Beirut if it deems it necessary for its security.
But today's attack raises fears of the very escalation many had been warning about.
And with reports out of Washington suggesting Trump did not authorise the strike, it also raises questions about the limits of US influence over its Israeli partner and the narrowing range of options available to the world's biggest superpower as it tries to get itself out of a war it began three months ago with such confidence.
So far, we've heard from Trump, Iran's foreign ministry as well as the Israeli military about today's strikes.
Image source, Getty ImagesUK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the "resumption of conflict between Iran and Israel is in no one’s interest".
"Both sides must show restraint and de-escalate immediately," she adds in a post on X.
Cooper also says "negotiations must continue towards the lasting settlement that we all need, for peace and stability in the region, and for the full restoration of global trade".
Iran's foreign ministry says its armed forces hit several "military targets" north of the "occupied Palestinian terroritories".
In a statement, the ministry says the strikes come after a "repeated violation" of the April ceasefire between the US, Iran and Israel, including US attacks on Iranian ships and targets in the south of the country.
A ceasefire has been in force since 17 April - in name only - and has been violated repeatedly by both Israel and Iran.
The US said last week that it hit Iranian military sites over the weekend, while Tehran said it responded by targeting a US base.
Iran's foreign ministry adds the country is defending its security and national interests, warning that any attack from Israel against Lebanon or the Islamic Republic of Iran would be met with "a crushing and comprehensive response".
In a post on Telegram, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says its chief of the general staff is conducting a situational assessment.
Israel's military says Lt Gen Eyal Zamir vows the country "will strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given".
US President Donald Trump, speaking to Axios, says he will tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "not to retaliate" against Iranian missiles.
"I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate," Trump told the outlet, external. "Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike, and Iran had its strike. We don't need another one."
"We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It is going to be a good deal. I don’t want it to blow up because of what is happening now," Axios cites the president as saying.
Trump says that if Israel strikes back, the conflict will just continue for "47 years — or the last 3,000 years", according to Axios.
Separately, Axios reporter Barak Ravid writes on X that Trump has called Netanyahu, citing a US official.
We can bring you more now from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin, who said said Iran has made a "grave mistake".
In a briefing, delivered in Hebrew, he says the Israeli military "will not allow continued fire" from Iran towards Israel's citizens.
He says Israel is "prepared for the possibility of additional fire".
Air defense systems are "deployed across the entire country" and the IDF's chief of general staff is holding a "situational assessment" following the attacks, Defrin adds.
"The IDF will continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will deepen the blow to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation."
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Effie Defrin, says in a brief statement that the Iranian regime has made a "grave mistake".
Sebastian Usher
Global affairs correspondent, reporting from Jerusalem
Image source, ReutersAn Israeli defence missile seen in the sky
The tension between Iran, Israel and the US over Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon has been building in intensity in recent days.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his military the green light to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut again last week, Tehran threatened that it would carry out new strikes on northern Israel if it did so.
The possibility of a major new escalation in Lebanon prompted US President Donald Trump to tell Netanyahu in the strongest possible language to hold back, for fear that any such action would derail the already fraying ceasefire between the US and Iran.
Netanyahu agreed, but on condition that Hezbollah would fire no more rockets into northern Israel.
A sketchy new ceasefire was subsequently agreed between the Israeli and Lebanese governments at talks mediated by the US. But once again, that ceasefire didn't seem to have much effect on the ground.
And it now appears to have collapsed, after Israel carried out strikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut in response to continued rocket fire by Hezbollah into Israel.
Just a few hours later, Iran has made good on its threat, firing a barrage of missiles and drones into Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards has promised to continue for seven days, although there are other signs that this new salvo may have been intended as a warning.
Much will now depend on Israel’s response.
There could be a new round of tit for tat attacks between the two countries that could reignite the Iran war.
How President Trump reacts will also be key. For now, he still seems set on trying to defuse the situation.
One thing this latest development has made even clearer is how central a role the conflict in Lebanon now plays in determining what happens in the wider conflict.
