Israel-Iran conflict live updates: Trump reportedly approves attack plans, Iranian government planes flee nation

Donald Trump has greenlit plans for an attack on Iran, as terrifying scenes unfold in the Middle East. Follow live.

Welcome to our live coverage of the escalating situation in the Middle East.

Donald Trump has greenlit plans to attack Iran, after telling the press he “may” or “may not” order US forces to join the conflict.

The President told senior aides late on Tuesday (US time) he had approved the plans but was waiting to see if Iran would abandon its nuclear program, three sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

White House sources have since leaked to Bloomberg that the attacks could take place as soon as this weekend.

It comes despite Russia warning the US not to get involved, stressing it “would radically destabilise the entire situation”.

“We caution Washington against even speculative, hypothetical options of this kind,” said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Meanwhile, a trio of Iranian government planes have landed in Oman as Israel and Iran trade strikes for a seventh consecutive day.

Follow on for more updates.

Originally published as Israel-Iran conflict live updates: Trump reportedly approves attack plans, Iranian government planes flee nation