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Follow the latest news after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive attack on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The war between the U.S. and Iran is threatening to widen and jolt global energy supplies.

It is unclear who will ultimately govern Iran, the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC, after U.S.-Israel strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S. targets, and Israel struck in Lebanon. President Trump said the campaign could last “four to five weeks,” but “we have the capability to go far longer than that.”

The announcement was a significant step in forging a European deterrent as Russia grows more aggressive and the U.S. steps back.

Israeli extremists appear to have escalated their campaign to take over more of the occupied lands as world attention shifts to the war with Iran.

Satellite imagery showed flattened warehouses at the base that served as the nerve center of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a prized asset for the Taliban.

Ali Larijani, seen as a pragmatist who could negotiate with Washington, struck a defiant tone and vowed to fight on.

Here are images from Iran, Israel, Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.

Four U.S. service members have been killed, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said in a news briefing that more deaths are likely.

In less than three days, the conflict ricocheted beyond the original targets in Iran, Israel and Iraq to threaten some 300 million civilians across more than a dozen nations. 

The war in the Mideast has effectively halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to push up gas prices and raise the cost of other goods.

Iran has carried out strikes against Israel, across the Gulf and against a British base in Cyprus in retaliation.

Former British and Irish Lions wing Anthony Watson says he memorised answers to circumvent head injury protocol in the 2017 series in New Zealand.

Emergency crews in Longview, Texas conducted a high-stakes rescue after a hot air balloon struck a cell phone tower about 920ft (280m) above ground

Hundreds of fans line the streets of Birmingham to catch a glimpse of the show's stars.

Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, were confirmed dead by officials on Monday. The shooting is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.

Satellite imagery showed flattened warehouses at the base that served as the nerve center of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a prized asset for the Taliban.

Earth’s shadow will temporarily drape the moon in a copper hue before sunrise on Tuesday.

The shooting happened about 26 hours after the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Officials identified the two who died in the shooting and said a third victim would be taken off life support.

A majority of the justices voiced concerns that the law may be overbroad, lumping together occasional drug users with addicts who threaten public safety.

Colin Gray testified that he never considered his son capable of carrying out a mass shooting at his school. Prosecutors argued that he ignored warning signs.

The American public has received too little information to effectively judge the goals and objectives of the largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in a generation.

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.

The flight was en route for New Jersey for only an hour before it had to turn back and be evacuated

Grounded flights in the Middle East have left thousands of British people are stranded in the region

A wave of Israel-Palestine protests across cities and college campuses has triggered a series of mask ban laws. Backers say they’re about public safety, but those on the ground argue they’re coded attempts to stifle one side of the debate. Isaac Lozano and Josh Marcus report

U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees

More countries have been drawn into the conflict between the US and Iran, with fears strikes could continue for weeks

Sending Americans into war is one of the most consequential decisions any president can take. But don’t expect the Republican-controlled Congress to take any action to restrain Trump, Eric Garcia writes

Jackson passed away on Feb. 17 at the age of 84, after a battle with a rare neurological disorder that impacted his mobility and speech in his later years

The gunman was wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and bearing the words ‘Property of Allah’ during the attack, a law enforcement official said

Police previously said they believed the incident was an accident, according to a report

A man who drove his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City has been charged with intentionally damaging religious property

Mapping a fish's developing heart opens new avenues for understanding several congenital heart diseases  Medical Xpress

PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles responds to Ayatollah memorialsRichard Marles says he won’t direct police on what action to take against a small number of mosques and Islamic centres in Melbourne and Sydney who have invited members to mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader.I’m not about to suggest what the police should do, that’s that’s a matter for them. But let me say this, our our thoughts are not with the supreme leader. Our thoughts are with the thousands of Iranians who have died at the hands of the supreme leader just in the last few weeks, without looking at the countless numbers of Iranians who have lost their lives over the nearly 40 years that the supreme leader has been at the helm of the Iranian state.There are a significant number of Australians there, we’re obviously working through all of this as quickly as possible. We are posting advice on Smartraveller as soon as it comes to hand, and we are very much encouraging people to monitor that very closely.There’s been some reports of marginal airspace being opened up in a limited way, but really that’s the issue that we’re monitoring closely. We are going through some contingency arrangements right now, which I won’t speak about publicly … but for most people, the most expeditious way in which they will be able to leave is going to be through commercial flights as soon as [they open]. Continue reading...

Earlier, Donald Trump laid out US objectives, saying mission could go on for four-five weeks, adding US has ‘capability to go far longer’What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?Have you been affected by events in the Middle East?Bahrain has said that one person was killed by shrapnel from an intercepted missile. The death of a foreign worker at Salman Industrial City, working on a boat there, marks the kingdom’s first reported fatality in the war.Bahrain, home to the US navy’s 5th fleet, said it intercepted 61 missiles and 34 attack drones launched against it. It said some shrapnel had gotten through, striking buildings and the naval base. Continue reading...

Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by the Pentagon over ethics concernsThe AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.Claude climbed to the number one spot on Apple’s chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US – dethroning OpenAI’s ChatGPT, just one day after the Pentagon tapped OpenAI to supply AI to classified military networks. The bot’s app climbed the iPhone app charts in the UK but did not beat out ChatGPT. Claude also raced up the Android charts in the US and UK, though ChatGPT reigned supreme, according to data from Sensor Tower. Continue reading...

Trump says the US is already ‘substantially ahead’ of its time projections after telling New York Post, ‘I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground’Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in IranWhat is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?Sign up for Breaking US News email alertsWhile speaking today, Pete Hegseth acknowledged the fourth US service member killed in Iran’s counterattacks.“War is hell and always will be,” he said. “Our grateful nation honors the four Americans we have lost thus far and those injured – the absolute best of America.” Continue reading...

Prime minister does not believe US has a plan beyond ‘shock and awe’ stage, as some MPs dread what lies ahead• US-Israel war on Iran – live updates• What we know so far on day three of the Iran war• A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s responseTony Blair’s support for the US invasion of Iraq has long loomed like a spectre over the Labour party.It was present in 2013 when Ed Miliband as opposition leader voted to block UK military action against the Syrian regime. Continue reading...

Bulky and noisy Iran-made unmanned attack drones have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA visual guide strikes on Iran and Tehran’s responseIran’s noisy $50,000 delta-winged Shahed 136 drones have long been an unwanted sight over the skies of Ukraine.Now, over the last 48 hours, hundreds of the distinctive weapons have struck Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE and across the Gulf as Tehran tries to intimidate and impose costs on regional allies of the US. Continue reading...

Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated libraryAfter a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday.The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn’t go inside the local library’s much better-funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed. Continue reading...

President says he ordered attacks to thwart Tehran nuclear aims – and abruptly pivots to talk up White House ballroomUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesDonald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said the US campaign had been projected to last four to five weeks but could “go far longer than that”.On Monday the US president offered his most extensive comments yet about the war, going beyond two video messages and a series of brief phone interviews with reporters that offered sometimes conflicting objectives. Continue reading...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

The damage from US-Israeli strikes on Tehran is growing, with hits on housing, hospitals, police stations, and more.

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