Tehran strikes back at Gulf states after U.S.-Israel launch massive attack on Iran

•⁠ ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that U.S. military operations against Iran are underway.

•⁠ ⁠Israel also launched a Saturday attack on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown.

•⁠ ⁠Explosions were heard in key cities around the Middle East, including Jerusalem, as Iran launched counterattacks.

•⁠ ⁠Trump said Iran has continued to pursue nuclear weapons despite ongoing negotiations to end its program. Iran, meanwhile, harshly condemned the attacks, accusing the U.S. and Israel of “grossly violating” Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.