{"id":496766,"date":"2026-03-01T03:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496766\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T03:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:20:08","slug":"the-latest-iranian-state-media-announces-ayatollah-khameneis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496766\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Iranian state media announces Ayatollah Khamenei’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic<\/a> into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.<\/p>\n

Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news announced the 86-year-old’s death early Sunday. President Donald Trump<\/a> had announced his death hours earlier, saying it gave Iranians their “greatest chance” to “take back” their country.<\/p>\n

The announcements came after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites. Trump said<\/a> the “heavy and pinpoint bombing” was to continue through the week or as long as necessary.<\/p>\n

The strikes opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention in Iran, marking the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has attacked the country during talks over its nuclear program. The reported killing of Khamenei after decades in power appeared certain to create a significant leadership vacuum given the absence of a known successor and because the Supreme Leader had final say on all major policies.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its \u201cmost-intense offensive operation\u201d ever targeting Israel and U.S. bases.<\/p>\n

Here’s the latest:<\/p>\n

Debris from aerial interception spark fire at Dubai\u2019s Jebel Ali Port <\/p>\n

Dubai authorities say that debris from an aerial interception sparked a fire at Dubai\u2019s Jebel Ali Port, the city\u2019s main sea terminal and a major global transshipment hub.<\/p>\n

The Dubai Media Office says emergency crews responded immediately to the blaze on one of the port\u2019s berths and were working to contain it.<\/p>\n

The sprawling Jebel Ali, which sits between Dubai\u2019s two man-made palm-shaped islands, is the world\u2019s busiest port outside of East Asia. The best known of those islands, the Palm Jumeirah, was also struck.<\/p>\n

Dubai officials earlier reported that debris from an intercepted drone also caused a fire on the facade of the city\u2019s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel.<\/p>\n

The media office also said Dubai International Airport was damaged and that four employees were injured.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens ‘most-intense offensive operation\u2019 ever<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Sunday to launch its \u201cmost-intense offensive operation\u201d ever after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most-intense offensive operation in the history of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will begin in moments, targeting (Israel) and American terrorist bases,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Mourners raised a black flag over the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran\u2019s second-largest city and a major pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims.<\/p>\n

Global shipping firm tells its vessels in the Persian Gulf to shelter<\/p>\n

A global shipping firm has instructed its vessels inside the Persian Gulf, and bound to the Persian Gulf, to shelter, citing the rapid military escalation between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and restrictions on traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The company, CMA CGM, said on its website that it has suspended the passage of its vessels through the Suez Canal, a crucial waterway connecting the Red and Mediterranean seas.<\/p>\n

\u201cVessels will be rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard says \u2018regret-inducing punishment\u2019 coming<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned Sunday that a \u201csevere, decisive and regret-inducing punishment\u201d would be coming over Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n

The Guard, which answered only to Khamenei, issued the statement after state media acknowledged the 86-year-old leader\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what it called the vast popular Basij forces will powerfully continue the path of their leader in defending his legacy, standing firm against internal and external plots and delivering what it described as a lesson-giving punishment to aggressors against the Islamic homeland,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Cabinet warns that \u2018great crime\u2019 will not go unanswered<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Cabinet warned early Sunday that this \u201cgreat crime will never go unanswered\u201d after a U.S.-Israeli campaign killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

The statement came after Iranian state media reported Khamenei, 86, had been killed in an airstrike targeting his compound in downtown Tehran.<\/p>\n

On Iranian state television, an anchor broke in to read the announcement of Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the noble and proud people of Iran: With the ultimate grief and sorrow this is to inform you that following the barbaric attack by the criminal governments of America and the evil Zionist regime, the true example of faith, jihad and resistance, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution Grand Ayatollah Khamenei achieved the blessing of martyrdom,\u201d the anchor said.<\/p>\n

Daughter, son-in-law of Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacks in Iran<\/p>\n

The daughter and son-in-law of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei were killed in the U.S.-Israeli attacks in Iran, according to semi-official news agency.<\/p>\n

Also killed in Saturday’s attacks were a grandchild and a daughter-in-law, Fars News Agency, citing unidentified sources. The agency didn\u2019t provide further details.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s government declared 40 days of public mourning and a seven-day nationwide public holiday to commemorate Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Iran state TV says Khamenei was at his Tehran compound when attack began<\/p>\n

Iranian state television described Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> as being at his compound in downtown Tehran when the initial attack began. Satellite photos from Airbus showed the site heavily bombed.<\/p>\n

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader at his office \u201cshowed that he consistently stood among the people and at the forefront of his responsibilities, confronting what officials call global arrogance,\u201d state TV said.<\/p>\n

Iranian state media announces Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, is dead, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n

State television and the state-run IRNA news agency reported his death, without elaborating on a cause of death.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump had said he\u2019d been killed in a joint American-Israeli operation targeting Iran.<\/p>\n

Australia’s prime minister says he supports US actions<\/p>\n

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he supports U.S. actions to prevent Iran threatening international peace and security.<\/p>\n

“We support the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security,\u201d Albanese posted on social media on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Arab League says Arab-Israeli conflict has expanded into ‘full-scale regional war\u2019<\/p>\n

The Arab League said the Israeli-US airstrikes on Iran are \u201ca moment when the Arab-Israeli conflict has expanded into a full-scale regional war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maged Abdelaziz, the 22-nation league\u2019s U.N. observer, accused Israel of using the Iran war to evade ending its occupation of Palestinian territories and prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state \u2013 and to impose its \u201chegemony on the Middle East by using military means.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the announcement of some progress in U.S.-Iranian talks in Geneva two days ago, he told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Saturday that Israel launched \u201ca wanton military attack\u201d claiming it \u201cwas intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, Israel itself refuses to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,\u201d he said., and it refuses to subject its nuclear facilities to the International Atomic Energy Agency\u2019s nuclear safeguards regime.<\/p>\n

International Atomic Energy Agency to hold special session on Monday<\/p>\n

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency will convene a special session at its headquarters in Vienna on Monday morning following a request from the Russian Federation, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a press release.<\/p>\n

In a diplomatic note dated Feb. 28 and seen by the Associated Press, Russia\u2019s Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna requested the convening of the special session \u201con matters related to military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran that started in the morning of 28 February 2026, preceded by repeated open threats of such action, including against nuclear facilities under the IAEA safeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n

The special session of the Board of Governors will take place before the already scheduled regular session of the Board on Monday, the IAEA said.<\/p>\n

Iranian, US ambassador have tense back-and-forth in UN Security Council session<\/p>\n

In a rare and colorful exchange, the representatives of the United States and Iran exchanged warnings and direct rebuffs toward the end of the emergency session on Iran as military aggression between their countries risked spilling into a regional war.<\/p>\n

After U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz responded to Iranian claims that America had violated international law, Tehran\u2019s diplomat to the U.N. asked to speak again to issue a warning: \u201cI advise to the representative of the United States to be polite. It will be better for yourself and the country you represent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waltz responded immediately, saying, \u201cThis representative sits here, in this body, representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people, and imprisoned many more, simply for wanting freedom from your entire tyranny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel says it acted against an `existential threat\u2019 <\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told an emergency meeting of the Security Council that Iranian chants of \u201cDeath to Israel, Death to America\u201d and the burning of both countries\u2019 flags were acts of \u201cstate-sanctioned hatred\u201d and preparation for action.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut today, alongside our ally the United States, we acted to stop \u2026 an existential threat before it became irreversible,\u201d he said, stressing that Israel didn\u2019t act on impulse or for aggression. \u201cWe acted out of necessity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Danon said \u201cdiplomacy was exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the Iranian people, he said the operation is directed \u201cat a regime that has silenced you\u201d and Israel stands \u201cwith you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Syria condemns Iranian attacks on Gulf monarchies<\/p>\n

Syria\u2019s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it \u201cstrongly condemns the Iranian attacks that targeted the sovereignty and security\u201d of Gulf monarchies hit by barrages of Iranian missiles.<\/p>\n

Under Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran\u2019s closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet the statement made no mention of the Israeli or U.S. strikes that began the day, reflecting the new government’s efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.<\/p>\n

Iranian diplomat says hundreds of civilians killed or wounded<\/p>\n

Amir Saeid Iravani, Iranian ambassador to the U.N., said hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured on the first day of the United States and Israel\u2019s \u201cunprovoked and premeditated aggression against Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aggression and atrocious crimes of the United States regime and the Israeli regime, and their deliberate and persistent targeting of civilian infrastructure, are ongoing,\u201d he said during the emergency Security Council session. \u201cThis is not only an act of aggression; it is a war crime and a crime against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel says woman in the Tel Aviv area died from Iranian missile attack<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s rescue services, Magen David Adom, said Saturday night that a woman in the Tel Aviv area had died after being injured in an Iranian missile attack.<\/p>\n

It was the first death announced in Israel since the exchange of missiles began Saturday morning. It came after a heavy barrage of Iranian missiles targeted central Israel, damaging buildings and setting fires.<\/p>\n

The service did not immediately identify the woman or give more details on what happened.<\/p>\n

Magen David Adom says it has so far treated at least 90 people lightly injured in Israel and one man who was seriously injured.<\/p>\n

Iranian official says Israel and US will \u2018regret their actions\u2019<\/p>\n

Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran\u2019s National Security Council, said Saturday that Israel and America will \u201cregret their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe brave soldiers and the great nation of Iran will deliver an unforgettable lesson to the hellish international oppressors,\u201d Larijani posted on X.<\/p>\n

Rubio cancels planned visit to Israel next week after Iran attacks<\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled a planned trip to Israel early next week following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n

The State Department said the trip that had been set for Monday and Tuesday was now off. There was no indication if it would be rescheduled.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to current circumstances, Secretary Rubio will no longer travel to Israel on March 2,\u201d said Dylan Johnson, the assistant Secretary of State for public affairs.<\/p>\n

Dubai airport says 4 injured in ballistic missile attack<\/p>\n

Dubai International Airport \u2014 the largest in the United Arab Emirates and one of the busiest in the world \u2014 said Saturday that four people were injured as the Emirates condemned what it called a \u201cblatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strikes were also reported at other commercial airports in the region, including Kuwait International. Other airports closed and canceled flights.<\/p>\n

Trump says bombing of Iran will continue through week or longer<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump in his social media post said the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would not bring an end to the joint airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The president stresses that his hope was for the Iranian government to join with the opposition.<\/p>\n

Trump says Iran\u2019s supreme leader is dead<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is \u201cthe single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The death occurred after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.<\/p>\n

Trump in his post called Khamenei \u201cone of the most evil people in history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said that Khamenei \u201cwas unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says he believes Iran\u2019s supreme leader is dead<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with ABC News he believes Iran\u2019s supreme leader is dead.<\/p>\n

The president was asked if Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the Isreal-U.S. attack and he said, \u201cWe believe so.\u201d But he also said: \u201cI don\u2019t want to say anything definitively until I see things but we believe he is. And much of their leaders are gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said the U.S. had \u201cgreat intelligence\u201d and that it believes much of the Iranian leadership \u201cis gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABC News did not release audio of the interview.<\/p>\n

UN chief calls for end to hostilities, return to US-Iran talks<\/p>\n

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that \u201ceverything must be done to prevent a further escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe alternative,\u201d he warned, \u201cis a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guterres reiterated his earlier condemnation of the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes for violating Iran\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity and international law, including the U.N. Charter \u2013 and he also condemned Iran\u2019s retaliatory attacks for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

Shrapnel from Iranian missile attack injures man in Tel Aviv area<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Magen David Adom rescue service says rocket shrapnel from the latest Iranian missile attack has seriously injured a man in the Tel Aviv area. It marks the first serious injury to be reported in Israel since the exchange of missiles began. Magen David Adom says it has also treated 90 casualties, all in mild condition.<\/p>\n

No one has been killed in Israel.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s U.N. ambassador calls condemnation of airstrikes \u2018hypocrisy\u2019<\/p>\n

Danny Danon told reporters ahead of an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that Iran is responsible for escalating actions by its proxies and its nuclear and missile programs, and \u201cnow Israel and the U.S. act to prevent an irreversible and immediate threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

He did not respond to a question asking whether he could confirm the death of Iran\u2019s supreme leader. But he said: \u201cWe will continue to target the leadership of the radical regime and we will do whatever necessary to enable the right conditions for the people of Iran and stability for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

How long will it take? \u201cAs long as it will take to achieve the goals,\u201d Danon replied.<\/p>\n

Everyone is watching the situation on the ground, he said, and \u201cthe time for the Iranian people to take control of the future is very soon.<\/p>\n

Most of Iran\u2019s senior leadership is \u2018gone\u2019 \u2014 Trump<\/p>\n

Asked about reports that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in airstrikes on Saturday, President Donald Trump said: \u201cWe feel that that is a correct story.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a brief phone interview with NBC News, Trump said \u201ca large amount of leadership\u201d of Iran had been killed, adding: \u201cI don\u2019t mean like two people.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said \u201cmost\u201d of Iran\u2019s senior leadership is \u201cgone,\u201d including many people who make decisions.<\/p>\n

Asked who might now become Iran\u2019s new supreme leader, Trump joked, \u201cI don\u2019t know. But at some point they\u2019ll be calling me to ask who I\u2019d like\u201d before noting he was being \u201conly being a little sarcastic\u201d in suggesting that.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s defense minister and Revolutionary Guard commander killed, says Israel<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military has named some of the top members of Iran\u2019s leadership it says were killed in its first round of Saturday strikes on Iran. Neither Iran nor the U.S. commented on or confirmed the claims.<\/p>\n

Israel said the strikes killed Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.<\/p>\n

The military also said its strikes took out Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Iranian Security Council and a close adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and Mohammad Shirazi, the head of Khamenei\u2019s military bureau.<\/p>\n

Khamenei is dead, Israeli officials tell AP<\/p>\n

Israeli officials told The Associated Press Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> is dead. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status.<\/p>\n

The killing of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.<\/p>\n

In a nationally televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were \u201cgrowing signs\u201d that Khamenei had been killed when Israel struck his compound early Saturday.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the address, two Israeli officials said Israel had confirmed his death. The officials both spoke on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement and gave no further details.<\/p>\n

Iraqi group claims drone attack on U.S. base in Irbil<\/p>\n

A group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq-Brigades of the Guardians of Blood in a statement claimed that it launched a drone attack on a U.S. base in Irbil, the capital of Iraq\u2019s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region.<\/p>\n

Earlier Saturday, a number of missiles and drones were intercepted over Irbil.<\/p>\n

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that has previously launched attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s conventional missile capability was an \u2018intolerable\u2019 risk, says US official <\/p>\n

A senior Trump administration official says Iran\u2019s conventional missile capability presented an \u201cintolerable\u201d risk to the U.S., and that that reality has since been demonstrated by Tehran\u2019s strikes around the region after the U.S.-Israeli attack.<\/p>\n

On a call with reporters, the official said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had briefed top leaders in Congress. Rubio made it clear then that Iran was ready to use conventional missiles against U.S. forces in the Middle East, the official said.<\/p>\n

The official \u2014 who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details about Trump\u2019s decision-making process that have not been publicly disclosed \u2014 added that Iran\u2019s unwillingness to discuss ballistic missiles in previous negotiations left Trump no option but to proceed militarily.<\/p>\n

Separately, Trump administration officials said on a phone call with reporters that they offered Iran many ways to have a peaceful nuclear program that could be used for civilian purposes.<\/p>\n

But the officials said it was clear to them that Iran wanted enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon. The Trump administration officials said that Iran met their offers with \u201cgames, tricks, stall tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The officials requested anonymity to describe the rationale behind the joint military strikes on Iranian targets by the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n

Pro-Iran protests in Baghdad<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Baghdad in support of Iran and against the attacks launched by Israel and the U.S.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators carried posters of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the high Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators clashed with anti-riot police several times in the demonstration that was held near the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital.<\/p>\n

US posts aerial footage showing strikes on variety of targets<\/p>\n

Aerial footage posted to social media by U.S. Central Command showed U.S. munitions striking what appeared to be a variety of targets from drones to buildings.<\/p>\n

The video montage was released Saturday afternoon. It showed black and white aerial footage of what appeared to be a drone on a runway, a radar tower, a missile battery, and a compound of buildings. They were all being struck by what seemed to be bombs or missiles and followed by large explosions.<\/p>\n

The footage features the words \u201cunclassified\u201d at the top of the screen and a targeting reticle in the middle.<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command did not provide more details about the video.<\/p>\n

EU foreign ministers to hold virtual meeting on Sunday<\/p>\n

European Union foreign ministers will meet virtually on Sunday to discuss the unfurling conflict in the Middle East, the bloc\u2019s top diplomat said.<\/p>\n

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a social media post that she would hold a meet of the Foreign Affairs Council to work toward a de-escalation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is essential that the war does not spread any further. The Iranian regime has choices to make,\u201d Kallas said. \u201cThe Iranian regime\u2019s indiscriminate attacks against its neighbors carry the risk of dragging the region into a broader war and we condemn this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing signs that Khamenei ‘is no longer alive\u2019 \u2014 Netanyahu<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is growing evidence that Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli operation.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a nationally televised address, Netanyahu said the strikes had targeted Khamenei\u2019s compound. \u201cThere are growing signs that the tyrant is no longer alive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Khamenei has not been seen in public since the operation began.<\/p>\n

Trump speaks to regional leaders and NATO chief<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on the social media site X that President Donald Trump \u201chas spoken with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte\u201d after the strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n

The president has yet to detail the strikes and the urgency behind them to the broader public.<\/p>\n

Israel closes all crossings into Gaza<\/p>\n

The Israeli agency responsible for administering aid to Gaza said it has closed all crossings into the territory, preventing the entry of materials and aid workers.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, COGAT said there is sufficient stockpiles of food in Gaza to get Palestinians there through an extended period, without providing evidence.<\/p>\n

The agency said the crossings were closed for security reasons owing to the current missile exchange with Iran.<\/p>\n

Religious sites in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City close<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s police said the Dome of the Rock compound will be closed for Ramadan due to concerns over missile strikes with Iran.<\/p>\n

All religious sites in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City are closed, according to police.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military has raised the alert level across the country and canceled all gatherings in public spaces. Schools and many workplaces are also closed.<\/p>\n

Vance monitored strikes on Iran from White House <\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance monitored the strikes on Iran from the Situation Room at the White House and dialed into a conference line with President Donald Trump and his team at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night into Saturday morning, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Vance was joined by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as well as the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the person said.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, was at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, a second person familiar with the situation said.<\/p>\n

Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon did not answer questions about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s whereabouts for the strike.<\/p>\n

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