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Trump says U.S. has begun ‘major combat operations in Iran,’ urges Iranians to 'take over your government'

The U.S. military has begun “major combat operations” in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,” Trump said in a video message on his Truth Social account.

Israel Says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Has Been Killed in US-Israeli Strikes

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who turned the country into a powerful anti-U.S. force and extended its military influence across the Middle East while crushing repeated domestic unrest, was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Iran strikes

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss joint strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel on Iran early Saturday.

Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz: Oil and gas majors and traders suspend shipments

Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, with ships in the Gulf receiving high-frequency radio broadcasts from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warning that vessels would not be permitted to pass through the strategic waterway, Reuters reported. The strait, located in the Arabian Gulf, is vital to US allies and global energy markets and has come into sharp focus after the United States and Israel carried out missile strikes on Iran on Saturday.