Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he ordered an attack on Iran.

Mr Trump said early Saturday that the attack is "massive and ongoing" and intended to prevent Iran from putting US lives at risk.

He claimed Iran had been working to rebuild its nuclear programme after the US bombing of its nuclear facilities last June during the Israel-Iran war, although Iran has repeatedly stated that its nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes.

Earlier, the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said his country had launched an attack on Iran on Saturday morning.

Al Jazeera reports that missiles struck University Street and the Jomhouri area of the Iranian capital, Tehran, early Saturday.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that t...