Americans wary of US casualties, higher fuel prices

IRGC says it is carrying out a sixth wave of attacks in retaliation for the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran. More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama

Echoes of an empire in a time of fire

The US-Israeli strike revives a familiar belief: that removing strongmen brings stability; record says otherwise

Russian president says Khamenei 'will be remembered as an outstanding statesman'

Washington and Tel Aviv shift strike timing on Iran after new CIA intelligence prompts daylight attack

When contacted by AFP, the Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment on the reports

Strikes designed to hit Khamenei first; Supreme leader was meeting with top security aides

Who could succeed Khamenei as 'supreme leader'?

Iran under attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes in Iran.

Here are the latest developments as the military action announced by US President Donald Trump and the Israeli government sparked a flurry of salvos from Iran that closed airspace around the Middle East

Iranians blared music, cheered, clapped and honked their car horns, according to videos on Telegram verified by AFP

A lifelong adversary of both US and Israel

The death of Khamenei gives Iranians 'greatest chance' to 'take back their country', says Trump

Bangladesh embassy says they are trying to collect further details, including the worker’s identity and medical condition

"We feel that that is a correct story," he was quoted as saying by NBC News

Countries around the world voiced fear of a Middle East conflagration after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran yesterday, triggering retaliation from Tehran, which targeted US bases in the region.

Airlines suspended flights across the Middle East yesterday, including to and from the world’s busiest travel hub, Dubai, after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation.

Ahead of the US attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major US casualties but also touted the prospect of a generational shift in the Middle East in favour of US interests, a US official told Reuters.