Asia shares have opened lower while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday amid tensions over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Explosions reported in capital Tehran as Israeli Defence Minister announces "pre-emptive strikes" and announces state of emergency

Israel has launched what it called were “preemptive strikes” against Iran and a state of emergency has been declared in Israel, according to Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Explosions reported in capital Tehran as Israeli Defence Minister announces "pre-emptive strike" and announces state of emergency

U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.

Following Israel's attack on Iran through airstrikes targeting Iran nuclear power plant the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a special 'State Of Emergency' for the nation Bloomberg has reported that,