Donald Trump has rushed to his so-called "war room" as he weighs the decision of whether to join in on the Iran-Israel war.
Israel destroyed Iran’s internal security headquarters in a strike on Tehran causing a blackout as President Donald Trump said he was going from the Oval Office "downstairs" for a "war room" meeting.
The US President added that he had not yet made a decision whether to engage US forces against Iran.
Iranians jammed highways out of the capital as the IDF launched a wave of heavy strikes in the north of Tehran this afternoon.
Trump has reconvened in the Situation Room
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Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran
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Israel's military said scores of Israeli jets had struck targets in and around Tehran and in western Iran in the previous 24 hours in three waves, hitting sites producing raw materials, components and manufacturing systems for missiles.
Military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said: "We are focusing on Tehran. Among the targets we attacked was the site of a centrifuge manufacturing site crucial to the Iranian regime's attempt to enrich uranium."
Inside Iran, authorities are intent on preventing panic and shortages.
Fewer images of destruction have been allowed to circulate than in the early days of the bombing, when state media showed pictures of explosions, fires and flattened apartments.
A ban on filming by the public has been imposed.
The communications ministry said that temporary restrictions on internet access would be imposed to help prevent "the enemy from threatening citizens' lives and property."
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Smoke lingers in the sky above Tehran following an Israeli strike
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Trace of an Iranian missile is seen in the sky in Tehran
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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is currently en route to Washington for talks with his American counterpart Marco Rubio.
A spokesman from the British embassy in Washington said: "He will be addressing the current situation in the Middle East along with other foreign policy matters."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that all sides should look for ways to end the fighting between Israel and Iran, and that Moscow had conveyed its ideas on how to achieve peace to the powers involved.
Asked by reporters if he agreed with Israel's statements about possible regime change in Iran, Putin told senior news agency editors that Iranian society was consolidating around the Islamic Republic's leadership.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy leaves 10 Downing Street en route to Washington
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Vladimir Putin has called for all sides to work towards peace
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Iran has reported at least 224 deaths in Israeli attacks, mostly civilians, but has not updated that toll for days.
In Israel, the Iranian missile salvoes mark the first time in decades of shadow war and proxy conflict that a significant number of projectiles fired from Iran have penetrated defences, killing Israelis in their homes.
Since Friday, Iran has fired around 400 missiles at Israel, some 40 of which have pierced air defences, killing 24 people, all of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities.
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