Live on Friday (19 April) as flights across the Middle East region are tracked after Israel launched a missile strike on Iran.

Israel launched a retaliatory attack against Iran overnight, with explosions heard near a major military airbase.

Tehran were forced to activate their air defence system above the city of Isfahan, which is also home to sites associated with Iran’s nuclear programme. However, there was no damage to the nuclear sites, said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

It remained unclear if the country was under attack, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel’s military did not immediately respond to The Independent’s request for a comment.

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