India, Feb. 28 -- Israel is calling its strikes on Iran on Saturday 'Operation Roar of the Lion', as per officials in PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

The attack, targeting capital Tehran and possibly other parts of Iran, comes after months of tensions between Iran and the US-Israel alliance.

US officials have said these are joint strikes carried out by the Israeli and American military, though details on levels of involvement were not yet in.

The United States, led by a belligerent Donald Trump, assembled a vast fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region in recent weeks to try to pressure Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme.

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