Israel launches fresh round of strikes against Lebanon and Iran

Iranian state television reported explosions around Tehran as dawn broke while Israel said its air defences were activated due to incoming missile fire from Iran.

Rescue workers gather in front of the destroyed centre of a Lebanese Islamic group hit by an Israeli strike, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon (Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city on Wednesday as its war with the US and Israel entered a fifth day.

The latest attacks followed earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.