Earlier, we reported the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) as saying Iran had launched another wave of missiles towards Israel and that defence systems were operating to "intercept the threat".

Israel's emergency service organisation has since said "no casualties are known" at this stage.

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Israel's Netanyahu under growing pressure at homepublished at 08:19 BST

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Hugo Bachega
Middle East correspondent

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This war has weakened the Iranian regime - described by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an existential threat to Israel - but has not led to its collapse.

In fact, the leadership appears to have become more confident and perhaps more confrontational.

The indications are that Netanyahu is concerned about the potential deal between the US and Iran, considering it to be disadvantageous for Israel, and many suspect he is trying to create a situation for the war to resume.

Netanyahu is under growing pressure at home.

Amid discontent with Hezbollah’s continued attacks, there is support for the war in Lebanon to continue, although it is not clear what else Israel’s attacks can achieve in degrading the group as President Trump has limited Israeli actions in an attempt to de-escalate the conflict.

Finally, elections in Israel are due to be held before October, and the prime minister may lose his job.

Osmond Chia
Business reporter

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Oil prices have continued to climb after Iran and Israel fired missiles at each other for the first time since a ceasefire was agreed between the sides and the US in April.

The price of the global benchmark Brent was up by 4.5% at $97.30 (£73) a barrel, while US-traded crude gained by 4.3% to around $94.50.

It is too early to say whether the strikes mark a full escalation of the war, but traders are again pricing in risks to global oil markets, said Associate Professor Jiajia Yang from James Cook University in Australia.

Asian markets fell sharply on Monday, with major indexes like South Korea's Kospi falling by nearly 8%.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) says Iran launched missiles towards Israel "a short while ago".

"Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat" and members of the public living "in the relevant areas" have been alerted, it added in a statement.

Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted two Israeli air bases in Nevatim and Tel Nof, according to Iranian state media.

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The Houthis - the Iran-backed militia in Yemen - say they will ban all Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and any movement will be considered a target for them.

The Houthis have continually attacked Israeli ships travelling through the Red Sea throughout the conflict.

In a statement from spokesperson Yahya Sarea, the group also confirms it has attacked Israel with missiles.

Hugo Bachega
Middle East correspondent, reporting from Beirut

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The latest developments are another sign of how fragile the situation in the region is and could further complicate President Trump’s efforts to strike a deal with Iran.

This war is unpopular in the US, where many still struggle to understand why it happened in the first place, while Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led to an economic shock being felt around the world.

One of the obstacles in the negotiations is the conflict in Lebanon, where the Iranian-backed militia and political party Hezbollah is based.

The group started attacking Israel again after the killing of the Iranian supreme leader at the start of the war. Israel, in response, has carried out a devastating bombing campaign, killing more than 3,000 people including many civilians, and occupying a significant part of southern Lebanon.

Iran says the ceasefire there includes the conflict here, and had threatened to strike Israel if it attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut known as Dahieh, where Hezbollah is based.

Israel rejects that Lebanon is part of the truce, saying its war against Hezbollah continues.

The group is increasingly isolated domestically but has rejected calls to disarm, something the Lebanese government says can only be achieved through diplomacy, not war.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has targeted two Israeli air bases in Nevatim and Tel Nof, according to Iranian state media.

The Islamic Republic News Agency reports the IRGC as saying the operation was carried out in response to missiles Israel had fired "against several radar sites in three locations" in Iran.

Earlier, we reported Iranian state TV as saying explosions were heard in the three cities of Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan after Israel said its air force had struck military targets in the country.

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

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Iran has again fired at Israel this morning after Israel’s military says it carried out strikes on military targets in central and western Iran early this morning.

The latest exchange came even after President Trump reportedly told the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from attacks on Iran.

Israel acted in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack against northern Israel yesterday - which was in response to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut.

This was the first time that Israel had struck Iran since the ceasefire came into force exactly two months ago. Iranian state media reported explosions in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Najafabad.

Last night, barrages of Iranian missiles were fired at northern Israel – also for the first time since the April truce. A short time ago, there were more Iranian rockets fired at Jerusalem and central and southern Israel.

Iran had accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by attacking Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut - where at least two people were reportedly killed. Israel’s military had launched strikes there in retaliation for Iran-backed Hezbollah firing rockets at northern Israel.

Washington has been pressing Israel to hold off on its attacks in Lebanon to allow room for a regional deal with Iran. Israel has sought to separate the two military fronts.

But in another sign of the widening escalation, this morning a missile was also launched at Israel from Yemen - where the Iran-backed Houthis are based.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched strikes on "several targets" at an Iranian petrochemical facility in Mahshahr, in the south-west of the country.

The IDF and Iranian state media have both confirmed the attack, with Iranian outlets saying the complex near the northern coast of the Persian Gulf had been partially damaged.

Iranian media said more details on damage and "possible casualties" will be announced later.

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If you're just joining us, Israel has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran following Tehran's attack on northern Israel. Here are the latest developments:

• The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has struck military targets in western and central Iran, but did not provide details on the scale of damage or exact locations
• Iranian state TV reported there were explosions in multiple cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and near Karaj. Local authorities in Isfahan said there were no casualties, but no details have emerged from other parts of the country
• Tehran's Fire Department said there were at least two explosions in western parts of the Iranian capital, but no urban parts of the capital have been targeted in the strikes
• Prior to Israel's retaliatory strikes, US President Donald Trump told several US and international media outlets that he was urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran's attack
• The IDF said it has detected the launch of a missile from Yemen towards Israeli territory and its aerial defence systems were "operating to intercept the threat"
• Iran has suspended all incoming flights to Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport after its latest strike on Israel

Sarah Smith
North America editor

Israeli strikes were carried out despite Benjamin Netanyahu being told not to retaliate by US President Donald Trump, who was already angry that the Israeli prime minister had ignored his warnings not to attack Beirut.

Trump's concern is that Israel’s actions could derail ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran.

A US official quoted by Axios News said that Trump told Netanyahu to hold off because, in his words, "we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal".

There had been a particularly angry phone call last week between the two leaders. Trump has not denied reports that he shouted and swore at Netanyahu over Israel’s escalating strikes on Lebanon.

Earlier, the US president told the Financial Times that Netanyahu would have to accept any deal that the US secures with Iran because he "won't have any choice". He said, of Netanyahu: "I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots."

Trump suggested the US and Israel were very close to concluding a deal. That's something he has said many times before, but as yet, no settlement has been agreed.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says another wave of Iranian missiles has been fired towards Israel.

In a statement, the IDF says defensive systems "are working to intercept the threat".

It urges the public to seek shelter if they receive an alert.

A ceasefire between the US and Iran came into effect on 8 April. Israel had backed the deal but said it "does not include Lebanon".

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) promised a "regret-inducing response" if strikes on Lebanon continued.

Since then, the shaky ceasefire has been tested and there have been mixed messages over the progress of a deal between the US and Iran to bring an end to the war.

Here's a timeline of events since then:

8 April: The same day the ceasefire began, at 14:15 local time: Israel announced it had struck 100 targets in Lebanon within 10 minutes. This kills over 300 people, Lebanese officials say, making it the country's deadliest day in decades. An Iranian minister calls this a "grave violation" of the ceasefire.

13 April: The US begins a naval blockade on Iranian ports, after talks in Pakistan between Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement.

16 April: An Israel-Lebanon ceasefire - announced by Trump - comes into effect and is set to last ten days.

17 April: Iran saysthat the Strait of Hormuz - a key oil shipping channel blocked by Tehran during the war - has reopened for commercial ships. This lasts until 18 April, when Tehran said it would close the strait due to the continuing US naval blockade.

23 April: A second round of talks is scheduled to take place in Washington between Lebanon and Israel. Trump says the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by three weeks.

24 April: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meant to head to Pakistan for talks with Iran, but Trump cancels this trip, claiming the US has "all the cards". His words come after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country is "yet to see if the US is truly serious about diplomacy".

3 May: Trump announces Project Freedom - which aims tohelp guide ships stranded by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

By 5 May: However, he says the project will be paused "for a short period of time" to see whether the US and Iran can come to an agreement.

12 May: Trump says the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support". Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf says Iran's armed forces were, "ready to respond and to teach a lesson for any aggression".

24 May: The US president says an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated" and details will be announced soon. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson warned that a convergence in US and Iranian positions did not mean agreements would be reached on key issues.

6 June: US and Iran exchanged strikes in Gulf - American forces targeted Iranian drones and radar sites, and Iran fired missiles at US bases.

7 June: Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in what the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps calls the "beginning of a full week of continuous strikes". The Iranian strikes came hours after Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut.

The Israel Defense Forces says it has detected the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory.

Aerial defence systems are "operating to intercept the threat" it said.

The Times of Israel reports warning sirens are sounding across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and surrounding parts of central Israel.

The IDF says following its "situational assessment" people are now "permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country".

Iranian local media is reporting that Tehran's urban areas have not been targeted in Israel's strike on central and western Iran.

Citing Tehran's Fire Department, local media said at least two explosions were heard in western parts of the Iranian capital in the early hours of Monday morning.

We reported earlier that several explosions were also heard in the cities of Tabriz, Isfahan and near Karaj.

The scale of damage is still unclear.

Local authorities in Isfahan have been reported in state media as saying there were no casualties. No details have come through for other parts of the country.

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

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Oil 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.

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Donald 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.