According to reports from BBC, Al Jazeera, and other international news outlets, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli military operation on Saturday, sparking widespread retaliation and escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Casualties and Damage:

– At least 201 people killed and 747 injured in Iran

– 40 people killed in an attack on a girls’ school in southern Iran

– 1 person killed and 22 injured in Tel Aviv, Israel, due to Iranian missile strikes

– Damage reported at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport

Military Response:

– Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps vows “most ferocious offensive” against US and Israel

– Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel and US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar

– Israel and US continue strikes on Iran, targeting military and nuclear sites

International Reaction:

– UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

– Russia condemns US-Israeli strikes as “unprovoked act of armed aggression”

– US and Israel warn of further action against Iran