Follow the latest news after Israel launched strikes at Iran, a dramatic escalation in long-running tensions between the two countries.

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” the network of militias it has fostered in the Middle East to help it fight Israel, has become seriously degraded, experts say.

Both Israeli and Iranian state television are claiming that the vital Natanz nuclear weapons facility has been disabled by Israeli bombs. Iran’s air defense network was apparently totally shut down, with no Israeli warplanes having been lost and Israeli airstrikes continuing with impunity into the daylight morning hours.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei swiftly vowed retaliation, and soon after the strikes Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israel, according to Israel.

Iran's foreign minister calls Israel's attacks on its nuclear programme a "declaration of war" as the IDF says it intercepted retaliatory drones launched by Tehran.

Amidst escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, Israel launched preemptive strikes targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, resulting in

Israel launched its most extensive series of airstrikes on the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut on Thursday, as well as Ain Qana in south Lebanon, stating it targeted Hezbollah drone production and storage facilities.