President Donald Trump earlier said Khamenei had been killed by US-Israeli strikes across Iran. An intelligence source and a military source told the BBC’s US partner CBS that around 40 Iranian officials were killed in the air raids, including Khamenei. Israel earlier identified seven officials it says it killed.
Trump says bombing will continue, and that “this is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country” – see his statement in full.
In response, Iran launched attacks throughout the Middle East. Suspected Iranian strikes have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait – places with US military bases, or that are allied to the US.
More than 200 people have been killed across Iran, the Red Crescent says. At least 108 were killed when US and Israeli strikes hit a girls’ school, Iran says.
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