Israel’s defense minister has warned that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles. The two countries traded blows on Saturday, a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites,

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.

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.