Second top military officer killed in Iran strikes

Iran has launched much than 100 drones toward Israeli territory, Israel's subject says.

"All [aerial] defence arrays person been operating to intercept nan threats," IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin said.

"This is simply a different arena to what we've knowledgeable frankincense far, and we're expecting difficult hours. We should show resilience and patience."

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, nan main of unit of Iran's equipped forces, was killed by Israeli strikes, Iran's authorities TV IRINN reported.

Bagheri, Iran's highest-ranking subject officer, is nan 2nd elder fig known to person been killed by Israel's unprecedented onslaught connected Iran successful nan early hours of today.

Multiple Iranian authorities media outlets reported earlier that General Hossein Salami, nan commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed successful Israel's overnight strikes.

Smartraveller is advising Australians successful Iran to shelter successful spot and return nan proposal of section authorities successful affected areas.

It besides says Australians, including dual nationals, should powerfully see leaving Iran arsenic soon arsenic possible, while those readying to Iran should not recreation there.

"Foreigners, including Australians, are astatine a precocious consequence of arbitrary detention aliases arrest. Foreign and dual nationals, including Australians, person been detained without owed process of law. Kidnapping for ransom is simply a consequence successful Iran," nan Smartraveller update reads.

"Terrorist attacks could hap anyplace successful Iran, including Tehran aliases different locations frequented by foreigners and tourists. They could hap anytime without warning."

It is besides informing airlines whitethorn cancel aliases trim their operations to and from Iran astatine short announcement and options to time off whitethorn beryllium limited.

"The Australian Government whitethorn not beryllium capable to assistance pinch your departure," nan Smartraveller update reads.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility was struck successful Israel's pre-dawn strikes.

"The IAEA is intimately monitoring nan profoundly concerning business successful Iran. Agency tin corroborate Natanz tract among targets," Director General Rafael Grossi said.

"The Agency is successful interaction pinch Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are besides successful interaction pinch our inspectors successful nan country."

Natanz is Iran's superior uranium enrichment facility.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said successful a connection Israel will look "severe punishment".

The value of golden and lipid spiked almost instantly aft Israel's strikes connected Iran arsenic markets fearfulness nan outbreak of a larger-scale war.

At nan clip of publishing WTI crude (which is mostly considered arsenic nan benchmark US lipid price) jumped 12.42 per cent, while nan value of golden is up 1145 points aliases 3.44 per cent.

Investors are worried conflict successful nan oil-rich Middle East will stifle supply, while golden is often considered a "safe haven" plus arsenic its value is not connected to geopolitical affairs.

As of 12.50pm, nan Aussie dollar was buying 65 US cents, having remained level overall.

The chart beneath shows nan value of spot golden (the yellowish line) spiking instantly aft news of nan attack.

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency is quoting an anonymous charismatic saying Iran will connection a "decisive" consequence to Israel's attack.

The study did not elaborate.

However, Iranian authorities tv put a achromatic set complete nan area of its broadcast, suggesting nan onslaught had been important capable to spark nationalist mourning.

Dozens of commercialized airliners were successful Iranian airspace arsenic nan strikes took place, according to formation search websites.

More than an hr aft nan Israeli attack, immoderate were still making their measurement retired of Iranian airspace, but immoderate abruptly altered people to much quickly exit nan area.

Many nations' jets already do not alert complete Iran because of location tensions.

Now, arsenic you tin spot successful nan image below, each airlines are avoiding airspace betwixt Israel and nan entirety of Iran.