Explosions heard as Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran

Israel has launched new strikes towards the Iranian capital.

In a post on Telegram the Israel Defense Forces say they have "just begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran".

In the past few minutes multiple explosions have been reported in and near the city.

 It comes after the Israeli military says it detected fresh missiles being launched from Iran

Saudi Arabia's defence ministry says it has destroyed a number of drones over its territory.

The defence ministry says it destroyed at least 28 drones entering its airspace in a series of posts on X overnight.

In the last couple of hours it reports it has destroyed drones in areas such as the Al-Kharj Governorate and the Eastern Province.

In a social media post,  US President Donald Trump has said it is a "great honour" to be killing members of the Iranian regime in a post on social media.

"We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise," he wrote on Truth Social earlier this morning.

"Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth.

"We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time - Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.

"They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!"

Elsewhere, A US aircraft has crashed in Iraq, the American military has confirmed.

A military KC-135 refuelling plane went down after an "incident" involving two aircraft, with "hostile fire or friendly fire" not involved.

US Central Command says "rescue efforts are ongoing" in western Iraq - what the military describes as "friendly airspace".

The second aircraft involved in the incident landed safely, a statement adds.