Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.

Iranian state media reported explosions in Tehran on Saturday morning, after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack. The strikes targeted military assets to blunt Iran’s ability to respond, symbols of the regime and intelligence targets,

The US has initiated major combat operations in Iran, as President Trump seeks to eliminate nuclear threats.

It has been seven weeks since the Iranian government used brute force to extinguish huge nationwide protests. But public resistance to the Islamic Republic is still flickering on Iranian college campuses.

A number of Tehran residents have jumped into their cars and are leaving the city for the countryside after the U.S. strikes, say two inhabitants of the capital. A retired oil executive in Iran said he was packing for his villa on the Caspian Sea,

Israel, Iran and Iraq have closed their airspace following US and Israeli joint strikes on Tehran. This comes amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran, while President Donald Trump built up his armada in the region.

Israel and the United States have confirmed they launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran as thick smoke billowed over central Tehran after a powerful blast struck the Iranian capital.