Indonesia spent 4.4 trillion rupiah ($270.35 million) by June 12 on President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programme to give students and expectant mothers free meals, just 2.6% of this year's allocation, finance ministry data showed on Tuesday.

In the latest development in the Iran-Israel war, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday claimed that it has neutralised the senior-most military official of Tehran, named Ali Shadmani. Shadmani was considered to be the closest military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

Maj. Gen.Ali Shadmani was considered closest surviving adviser to leader Ali Khamenei; IAF attacks reported in Tehran, Natanz and elsewhere

The Israeli Air Force struck a command center in Tehran, killing Ali Shadmany, Iran’s chief of war general staff, who had authority over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian military.

"Israel is being assisted this way or that way by some Iranians," ex-Israeli National Security chief Giora Eiland told Newsweek.

Israel faced retaliation from Iran after launching missiles against Tehran's leadership and energy infrastructure as part of "Operation Rising Lion" this weekend. Iran's military responded with a wave of missile strikes against Israel,

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

President Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday to deal with the war between Iran and Israel, as the two sides exchanged deadly fire for a fifth day and Israeli officials pressed the United States to join its military campaign against Tehran.