Overview
- Tehran confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed and said a three-person leadership council will govern until the Assembly of Experts selects a successor.
- Iran launched ballistic missiles and drone waves at Israel and US bases in the Gulf; Israeli emergency services reported eight killed in a strike on Beit Shemesh.
- Britain said its forces are shooting down Iranian drones threatening UK interests and reported two ballistic missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus.
- Iranian state media reported a girls’ primary school in Minab was hit with 40 pupils killed and 48 wounded, while at least nine died in an attack on the US consulate in Karachi.
- The Japanese foreign ministry said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed G7 counterparts on the operation, as the New York Times reported months of CIA tracking of Khamenei and the Washington Post reported Israeli and Saudi lobbying of President Trump to authorize the strikes.