Israel’s strikes on archfoe Iran exposed severe weaknesses for Tehran that have hampered its ability to respond militarily, analysts said.

Iran yesterday called Israel’s wave of strikes a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of “even more brutal” attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme.

UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at 3:00pm (1900 GMT; 1:00am BST) following Israel's wave of airstrikes on neighboring Iran, current Council presidency Guyana announced..The meeting was requested by Iran, and supported by Russia and China, a diplomatic source told AFP.</p

Israel launched widescale strikes on Iran on Friday

But Trump also kept the door open for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, as the president who boasted he had "no wars" in his first term tries to avoid getting dragged into one in his second

Iran said several top commanders and six nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes today

No details were provided on the bomb threat

Iran says its nuclear energy program is only for peaceful purposes

Mehr news agency carried a similar report.

Here are some reactions from top officials and governments around the world

History of their enmity spans decades of clandestine conflicts and includes land, sea, air and cyber attacks.

‘Nuclear plant, military sites’ hit; strikes likely killed Iranian chief of staff, top nuclear scientists; state of emergency declared in Israel, fearing Iranian retaliation

A top official in Spain’s ruling Socialist Party was implicated yesterday in a widening corruption investigation that has already ensnared a former close aide to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

President Donald Trump plans to inform trading partners of unilateral US tariff rates in the coming weeks, as a July deadline approaches for steeper levies to kick in on dozens of economies.

The Israeli army said yesterday that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a “targeted” operation in southern Syria.

Australia said yesterday it is “very confident” in the future of a US agreement to equip its navy with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, after the Trump administration put the pact under review.

Communities across Asia’s Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed normal levels, experts warned yesterday.

Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists in Cairo ahead of a planned international march with the stated aim of breaking Israel’s blockade on Gaza, the organisers said yesterday.

President Donald Trump touted a new website for his planned $5 million US residency permit on Wednesday, saying the waiting list for the golden visa has opened on TrumpCard.gov.

The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations yesterday and Tehran announced counter-measures, as tensions rose in the Middle East before further US-Iranian nuclear talks.