The attack quickly expanded beyond Iran. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it responded by launching a “first wave” of drones and missiles targeting Israel.

The government provided little advice in the days before the attacks or as the bombs fell, more than a dozen Iranians said in interviews.

US President Donald Trump says "major combat operations" are under way, and calls for Iranians to rise up and "take over your government".

Donald Trump has said he “may have to use force” against Iran, as he told reporters on Friday that he was “not happy” with the progress of negotiations to reach a deal on nuclear enrichment with

Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.

The US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning, with the initial attack near Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Tehran office. The airstrikes are a response to the

Satellite imagery shows significant damage and collapsed buildings at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound in Tehran after joint US-Israeli air strikes.

The first strikes of the attack appeared to target the compound home to Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran. Trump posted a video on social media that sought to justify the attacks.

His comments came after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country had launched a "pre-emptive" attack on the country. The BBC's Jon Donnison said military action was something that had been anticipated "for weeks".