Israel strikes Iran despite a US plea not to jeopardise peace talks.

The attack followed Iranian missile strikes on Israeli targets.

US President Donald Trump says new strikes would not derail negotiations.

The war with Iran that began with U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran's supreme leader on February 28 has two ceasefires - both of of them fragile and both newly at risk with Monday's new dueling airstrikes.

A U.S.-Iranian ceasefire announced by Trump on April 7 has largely held, though there have been several attacks by each side.

Monday's escalation comes after the U.S. president said on Sunday that new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran.

He also said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “doesn’t call the shots” - yet another comment pointing to strains in their relationship.

And despite a separate nominal ceasefire and warnings from Trump to stop its attacks in Lebanon to allow room for a deal to end the wider war with Iran, Israel has kept up attacks in its conflict with Hezbollah, Iran's militant ally in Lebanon.

Israeli officials insist the country's conflict with Hezbollah should be treated separately from any Iran ceasefire.

-Reuters