Trump says US launched air attack on three Iranian nuclear sites

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday.

"All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," he said.

"All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!"

A group of UN experts on Saturday condemned Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear sites as well as military, nuclear, energy and residential targets as a violation of international law.

The group of special rapporteurs including the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran also objected to Iranian missile attacks on Israel.

“These (Israeli) attacks represent a flagrant violation of fundamental principles of international law," the UN experts said in a statement.

“Israel’s attack and Iran’s response – with successive waves of attacks against each other's territory – have resulted in many civilian casualties, confirming our grave concerns about this destructive cycle of violence,” they added.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told European allies in recent days that the Trump administration prefers to resolve its nuclear impasse with Iran through diplomacy, the Wall Street Journal reported citing three European and one US official.

Rubio held calls or convened meetings with foreign ministers from France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden and Cyprus, the paper added.

The United States evacuated 79 staff and family members from its embassy in Israel on Friday, the Associated Press reported citing a confidential state department memo.

Their flight departed Tel Aviv for Sofia, Bulgaria, the AP reported, in the second known flight to have occurred this week.