Israel says it struck Iran’s presidential office, security council building | Top developments

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian - File Photo

Israel’s military has said it struck Iran’s presidential office and the building housing the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran, reports AFP, marking another major escalation in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

"The Israeli Air Force... struck and dismantled facilities within the leadership compound of the Iranian terrorist regime in the heart of Tehran" overnight, the military said.

"During the strike on the compound, numerous munitions were dropped on the presidential office and the building of the Supreme National Security Council," it added.

The missile and drone exchange between Israel and Iran escalated as the conflict entered its fourth day today. A series of overhead explosions were heard from Jerusalem after the Israeli military said it had detected fresh missiles launched from Iran and was "operating to intercept the threat."

Meanwhile, loud explosions rocked Tehran. Iranian media also reported explosions in Karaj city, outside of Tehran, as well as the central city of Isfahan.

The Iranian Red Crescent said that more than 780 people have been killed nationwide since the US and Israeli strikes began.

President Donald Trump suggested Monday that the United States would retaliate "soon" after its embassy in the Saudi capital was struck by two suspected Iranian drones.

Speaking to the NewsNation network, Trump said "you'll find out soon" how the United States would respond, without providing further detail.