Donald Trump has described "major combat operations", with explosions heard across Iran.

The BBC's Jon Donnison in Jerusalem reports as Trump says "major combat operations" have begun.

The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the US Department of Defense.

The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

The former US president, who is featured in photographs within the Epstein files, denies having any knowledge of the convicted sex offender's crimes.

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month

The former president told the committe that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

The Bolivia Air Force plane reportedly hit vehicles on a nearby motorway.