The operation has targeted key military and nuclear sites, with reports indicating that strikes have expanded to include military facilities in western Iran.

The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, says it has been attacked by Israel, according to reports in Reuters. It follows threats earlier today from the Israeli defence minister, who said the state broadcaster was "about to disappear".

Israel says Iran is targeting civilians as the Israeli military hammers Iranian launch sites and says it controls Tehran's skies.

The warning came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air superiority above the Iranian capital and could fly over the city without facing major threats. The military has issued similar evacuation warnings for civilians in parts of Gaza and Lebanon ahead of strikes.

Ahram Online provides live coverage of the unfolding military confrontation between Israel and Iran as the two sides waged deadly strikes against one another for a fourth day.

Israel's surprise attack on Iran was broadening into a conflict that seems to include regime change in Tehran as a main goal. Iran hit back hard and struck an oil refinery in Haifa.

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Ahram Online provides live coverage of the unfolding military confrontation between Israel and Iran as the two sides waged deadly strikes against one another for a fourth day.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier warned civilians in Tehran's District 3 to evacuate before the strikes