What we know so far about Israel's reported strike on Iran

Explosions rocked Iran's central Isfahan province on April 19, according to Iranian state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. (Photo/Agencies)

Iran's Tasnim news agency said the "nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely secure". Citing informed sources, Tasnim also denied Iran had been attacked from abroad. (Photo/Agencies)

Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported. Flights to the cities of Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz were suspended, as were airports across several parts of the country. (Photo/Agencies)

In response to a deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1 widely blamed on Israel, Tehran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at its arch-foe. Israel had vowed to respond to that onslaught launched on April 13, which was mostly intercepted and caused no deaths. (Photo/Agencies)

Israel's military said "we don't have a comment at this time" when asked about reports of explosions and strikes in Iran and Syria. There was no immediate comment from the White House or Pentagon. (Photo/Agencies)

Iran-backed armed groups across the region have carried out attacks on Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October. But the recent, and direct Israel-Iran exchanges have ventured into unprecedented territory. (Photo/Agencies)

The attack comes less than a week after Tehran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles in its first-ever direct assault on Israel's soil. That unprecedented onslaught was itself a reprisal for an earlier strike in Syria widely blamed on Israel.
(File photo: The remains of a rocket booster that, according to Israeli authorities critically injured a 7-year-old girl, after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, near Arad)

The escalating tit-for-tat between the arch-rivals has prompted global powers to urge caution and appeal on both sides to not allow frictions underlying the war in Gaza to unfurl into a wider conflict across the Middle East. (Photo/Agencies)

Israel's assault on Gaza began after Hamas Islamists attacked Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's military offensive has killed over 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Gazan health ministry. Iran-backed groups have declared support for Palestinians, launching attacks from Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, raising fears the Gaza conflict could grow into a wider regional war. (Photo/Agencies)