Facing the camera with a defiant gaze, her index finger raised in the air, Iranian TV presenter Sahar Emami became an icon in her country after an Israeli attack on the state broadcaster.

Israel claims to have killed Major General Ali Shadmani, a top Iranian commander and close aide to Ayatollah Khamenei, in an airstrike on Tehran's military command center.

Pakistan will temporarily host 20,000 Iranian pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia due to regional airspace closures amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. Islamabad has assured all necessary arrangements to accommodate the pilgrims during their stay in Karachi.

Iranian lawmakers publicly praised Pakistan for its support amid rising tensions with Israel, chanting "Thank you, thank you Pakistan" during a parliamentary session.

Tehran will face the America’s “full strength and might” if it targets the country’s assets, the president has warned

Israel's massive strikes on Iran, which it calls an existential threat, have hit nuclear and military facilities, killed top commanders and dozens of civilians, and sought to destroy the country's defence capabilities.

Iran called the Israeli air assault "a declaration of war" and fired dozens of missiles at Israel later Friday and Saturday.

Despite the Israeli strikes, the US president has urged Tehran to comply with Washington’s demands over its nuclear program “before it is too late”

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is alive and is being continuously briefed about the situation, a security source told Reuters, following an Israeli attack on Iran early on Friday.

Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s military strikes on Iran, calling them a blatant violation of international law and Iran’s sovereignty. Islamabad urged the United Nations and the global community to intervene and prevent further escalation in the region.

Oil prices soared more than 12 percent and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war.

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.