The IDF aerial superiority over Tehran after killing four Iranian intelligence officials and destroying one-third of Iran's missile launchers.

All night people in Israel have been braced for more rockets. Just before 01:00 the Israeli military announced that it was striking missile sites in Iran, and instructed residents to move closer to shelters. Four hours later the response came – with what felt like the largest barrage so far of this conflict.

Although Iran maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful energy purposes, Israel has long seen it as a threat. Israeli strikes have hit three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. Little damage appears visible in satellite imagery of Fordow.

The two powers have been exchanging barrages since Israel attacked Iran and killed many of the country’s top military leaders and scientists.

The headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in Tehran was hit by an Israeli airstrike during a live broadcast Monday, setting the building on fire and knocking the network off the air for a short time.

An Israeli airstrike hit the headquarters of Iranian state television in Tehran on Monday in the middle of a live broadcast, filling the studio with dust and debris as the anchor hurried out of

Israeli air strikes on Tehran have disrupted daily life, killing civilians and fuelling fears of a wider regional war.

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In a city under attack, residents encounter gas stations that are closing because there is no fuel, and disruptions to internet and phone service.

Thousands of residents of the Iranian capital Tehran are fleeing their homes and stockpiling essential supplies for fear that Israel's airstrike campaign against longtime foe Iran will escalate in the coming days.

Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program,