Trump in recent days pushed Israeli officials away from a plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unnamed U.S. officials told Reuters and the Associated Press. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes concerning the report.

Israeli strikes hit Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, and Isfahan as casualties in Israel mount and Iran warns of a “more severe” retaliation.

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Seyed Ali Mousavi tells Sky News his country will "do our best to preserve our territorial integrity", and that "with the help of God", Iran will "materialise endeavours concretely against our enemy - the Israeli regime".

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.

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst has the latest on Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attacks on Tel Aviv on ‘Fox Report.’

In all, at least 20 senior commanders were killed, two regional sources said. The head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force was also reported to be among them.

The death toll is growing as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day on Sunday, and Israel is warning that worse is to come. Israel targeted Iran's Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran's nuclear program,