Israeli attacks, Trump calls on Iran: A deal must be made, before it's too late

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that it must make a deal on its nuclear program "before it's too late," hours after Israel bombed Iranian nuclear and military facilities across the country, killing a top general and two other military officials.

Iran responded by launching dozens of drones and missiles at Israeli targets. The Jordanian military said it shot down several of them in its airspace.

Among the targets in Iran was an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters in Tehran, according to Iranian state television. The attack killed the IRGC commander, Major General Hossein Salami, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim.

"There is still time for this carnage... to end ," Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social.

"Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire... JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE," he said.

Later, in an interview with ABC News, Trump said that Iran "was hit as hard as it can be hit. And more is expected, much more."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel carried out a military operation aimed at "deterring Iran's threat to Israel's very survival."

He said the attack "will continue until this threat is eliminated."

"We struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program. We targeted Iran's main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz... We also struck at the heart of Iran's ballistic missile program," he said in a video statement.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that Israel would face severe consequences for these attacks.

"With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter and painful fate and will receive it without a doubt," Khamenei said in a statement.

Israel said Iran launched about 100 drones toward it in retaliation, but did not say whether there were any direct hits or damage. The United States, Israel's closest ally, defended the Israeli actions but said Washington was not involved in the attacks.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Israel took "unilateral action against Iran" and that the United States was not involved.

The bombings come on the eve of a new round of nuclear talks between American and Iranian officials.

The United States and Iran have been holding talks on Iran's nuclear program, with the aim of reaching a diplomatic solution. The sixth round of talks is scheduled to begin on June 15 in Oman.

During the week, Iran officially rejected Washington's proposal for a deal, calling it "unacceptable" and deficient on key issues, especially regarding the lifting of economic sanctions and recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium on its own soil.

Tehran had said it would soon submit a counterproposal through Oman, a plan it described as "reasonable, logical and balanced" and urged the United States to take it seriously. Iran has repeatedly said its nuclear efforts are for civilian, not military, purposes./ REL