Tensions escalate as Iran launches a missile barrage on Israel, retaliating for Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the killing of military commanders. Explosions rocked Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with many missiles intercepted. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility, targeting Israeli military positions. The US had cautioned against strikes that could derail nuclear negotiations.

The U.S. military has helped shoot down Iranian missiles that were headed toward Israel, two U.S. officials said on Friday.

A senior commercial pilot who has flown the same Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Thursday spoke to NDTV for the first time in an exclusive interview on what may have gone wrong with the aircraft.