Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel into Saturday morning after a series of blistering Israeli attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program and its armed forces, killing at least three people and wounding dozens.

Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.

Member of Hamas’s political bureau, Izzat al-Risheq, has warned that whoever attacks amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran will pay the price. Al-Risheq gave the warning while insisting that Iran’s latest retaliatory attack against Israel was a clear message.

Sirens sounded in Israel as Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles in retaliation for Israel's strikes on its nuclear facilities.

Iran is planning to 'give a harsh response' to an Israeli attack launched early on Friday against its nuclear programme, an Iranian security source told Reuters.

Investing.com - U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Iran to agree to a fresh nuclear deal following an Israeli strike on the country early on Friday, suggesting that the "next already planned attacks" could be "even more brutal.