#IsraelIranConflict Israel has launched strikes across Iran overnight on Friday targeting Tehran's nuclear programme, killing Revolutionary Guard Commander Hossein Salami, Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, and Emergency Forces Commander Gholam Rashid and other military officials, as well as at least six top nuclear scientists.

In response, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Iran had launched "approximately 100 UAVs towards Israeli territory," which were successfully neutralised.

Meanwhile, Israeli jets have struck multiple targets in the Iranian cities of Tabriz and Shiraz midday on Friday, according to Iran's state-run media.

The US has described Israel's action as unilateral, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said its top priority is protecting American forces in the region, and a US media outlet reports President Donald Trump has convened his cabinet for an emergency meeting.

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