Overview
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it is closely monitoring the situation after reports of strikes in Iran and elsewhere in the region.
- Church leaders report students, faculty and humanitarian volunteers across the Middle East are in contact and accounted for as safe.
- The BYU Jerusalem Center says church services proceeded, residents were directed to remain inside, and shelter areas were used as a precaution.
- Field study trips for the coming week are canceled, and the center notes regional airspace closures that have halted commercial departures from Israel.
- Outlets report U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and subsequent Iranian strikes, with a claim of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death attributed to public statements and not confirmed in the cited updates.