Israel said 200 fighter jets took part in strikes
on more than 100 targets in Iran overnight in an escalation that
threatens to spark a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Israel said Iran has launched more than 100 drones towards
Israel in response - but Tehran has denied these reports, according to Iranian
media.
"I think it's been excellent,” Trump told ABC
News, adding there is “a lot more” to come.
Negotiations between Washington and Tehran over restrictions
to Iran’s nuclear operations have stalled in recent weeks.
In a lengthy Truth Social post earlier, Trump said he “gave
a chance” to Iran to make a deal but that they “couldn’t get it done”. It is
unclear whether further talks due to take place in Oman on Sunday will go
ahead.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed its chief,
General Hossein Salami, was killed in the attack. Chief of staff of the armed
forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and at least two nuclear scientists were
also killed.
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left. No
more death, no more destruction, just do it, before it is too late,” Trump
added.
US president Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on
Friday that he and his team had known about Israel's plans to attack Iran.
The Wall Street Journal said that when asked what kind of a
heads-up the United States received before the attack, Trump said in a brief
phone interview, "Heads-up? It wasn’t a heads-up. It was, we know what's
going on."
Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu on Thursday and planned to speak with him again on Friday. Trump
called the operation "a very successful attack, to put it mildly,"
the Wall Street Journal said.
