"U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continued for a second day on Sunday after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threw the future of the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and raised the risk of regional instability. There were explosions in Tehran on Sunday as Israel said it was taking its attacks to the "heart" of Iran's capital."
"Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at Israel and at U.S. military installations around the Gulf, and also at the Saudi capital and the global business hub of Dubai. Earlier Sunday, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its "most intense offensive operation" ever, targeting Israel and U.S. bases."
"A doctor in northern Iran said he and colleagues spent the early hours of Sunday celebrating indoors news of the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, because armed security forces were heavily deployed in his city. Security forces were stopping and interrogating people celebrating in their cars, he said, but there was no gunfire."
Following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, U.S. and Israeli military operations intensified with strikes targeting Tehran's heart. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against Israel, U.S. military bases in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened its most intense offensive operation. Three U.S. service members were killed and five wounded in the operations. Iran's leadership council selected a 66-year-old cleric to join a three-member governing body until a new supreme leader is chosen. Some Iranian civilians celebrated Khamenei's death despite heavy security force deployment. The escalating military exchanges raised significant concerns about regional stability.
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