Explosions have boomed across Iran's capital Tehran overnight as Israel launched an attack on the country's military facilities. The attack has reportedly killed the chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and other high-ranking regime officials. Meanwhile a state of emergency has been declared in Israel, with air raid sirens ringing out as Iran vows to retaliate. BBC's Middle East editor Sebastian Usher spoke to Lisa Owen.
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