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.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. The U.S. military said three service members have been killed, the first known American casualties from the conflict.
BRUSSELS (AP) - World leaders urged peace and a return to talks Sunday as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns that the violence could spread across the region, with Iran vowing devastating blows after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Massive explosions rocked the Iranian capital.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggered retaliatory strikes on multiple countries in the region and is reverberating around the world. Related violence expanded Sunday to a growing number of places, with a rising death toll. A major Israeli strike targeted Tehran.
By SARAH EL DEEB. The death toll in strike at an all girls school in southern Iran has risen to 165, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. The local prosecutor of Minab in Iran's Hormozgan province was quoted Sunday as saying 96 were also injured in the strike. A local official said the casualties from the Saturday strike included students, parents and school staff.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi and in the country’s north on Sunday left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as pro-Iran demonstrators attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate, authorities said. In the north of the country, demonstrators also attacked U.N. and government offices.
Three United States service members have been killed and several others injured during ongoing military operations in the Middle East, according to an update released by US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday morning. In a statement posted to social media, CENTCOM confirmed that the fatalities occurred as part of Operation Epic Fury.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran’s “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran, killing the country’s supreme leader and other high-ranking officials.
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