The US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz says striking Iran was necessary to protect American allies.
US President Donald Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes.
Iran has retaliated, firing at Israel, as well as US military assets, in the Middle East.
The US president, who had said he would avoid needless foreign wars, has embraced military power with few limits.
The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been killed in a joint US-Israeli air strikes on Saturday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for “genuine dialogue" after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran's attacks on US targets across the region are legitimate defensive actions.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may be "no longer alive."
Iranians receive mixed messages amid ongoing attacks, internet shutdown and limited mobile connectivity.