Moment Israel launches operation ‘Rising Lion’ on Iran as explosions rock Tehran

ISRAEL has launched devastating air strikes against Iran in a dramatic escalation risking all-out nuclear war in the Middle East.

Explosions rung out and plumes of smoke rose above the capital Tehran after a volley of "preemptive strikes" as part of Operation Rising Lion.

Israel claimed it targeted a nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, and threatened even more to come.

A defence official claimed the strikes eliminated Iran's military chief General Hossein Salami and senior nuclear scientists, although this has not been confirmed.

State television also reported the attack set the headquarters of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard ablaze.

Tensions had flared following Iran's advancing nuclear programme, with Donald Trump warning of a "massive conflict" between the enemy nations.


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