Israeli strikes rock Tehran
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Follow the latest news after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive attack on Iran that reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
For many Iranians, the day began with the news they had feared.
Outrage over the attack targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spilled over into neighbouring Iraq and Pakistan, where crowds attempted to storm American diplomatic missions.
The U.S. and Israel have launched major attacks on Iran, whose state media say Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.
The government provided little advice in the days before the attacks or as the bombs fell, more than a dozen Iranians said in interviews.
Live updates: Trump urges regime change as Iran's supreme leader is killed after U.S., Israel attack
Questions remain over who succeed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who Iranian state media said was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. According to Iran’s constitution, electing his successor will fall to an 88-member body of clerics.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have urged Iranians to topple their leaders while insiders in Iran launched counter-strikes against Israel and its Gulf neighbors.
Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.