Overview
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israel operation dubbed Operation Epic Fury.
- Around 4:40 p.m. ET, ABC broke from the Bruins–Flyers NHL game to a special report anchored by David Muir that lasted about eight minutes.
- During ABC’s break, ESPN directed viewers to continue watching the game on ESPNews and the ESPN app until network coverage returned.
- NBC paused third-round coverage of the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic for a nearly 10-minute special report led by Tom Llamas.
- Broadcasts relayed official U.S. and Israeli statements about early-morning strikes on Iran’s leadership and cautioned that details, including Khamenei’s reported death, remained unverified in their coverage.