U.S. and Israel launch another round of strikes on Iran following Khamenei's killing
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What to know about the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation on Saturday, President Trump announced. Sources told CBS News the strikes are believed to have killed about 40 Iranian officials.
- The U.S. and Israel launched another round of strikes early Sunday morning local time, officials said. Mr. Trump said in a social media post late Saturday afternoon that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary." The president earlier said the operation was to "prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests."
- The president called on Iran's military forces to lay down their weapons, and on Iran's civilians to rise up and "take over your government."
Khamenei killing a "declaration of war against Muslims," Iran's president says
The killing in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a "declaration of war against Muslims, particularly Shiites across the globe," Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a condolence message ahead of Khamenei's funeral Sunday, calling it "one of the gravest trials facing the Islamic world today."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran considers seeking justice and retaliation against those responsible for this historic crime — both its perpetrators and those who ordered it — a duty and a legitimate right, and it will pursue this responsibility with full determination," Pezeshkian said,
Israel hitting "heart of Tehran" for first time since strikes began, IDF says
For the first time since the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign began Saturday, Israel has struck targets in "the heart of Tehran," the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday.
"The Air Force, guided by Military Intelligence, has now launched a broad wave of strikes toward targets of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran," the IDF said.
"Over the past day, the Air Force conducted extensive strikes to achieve air superiority and open the path to Tehran," the IDF added.
At least 9 dead after hundreds storm U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city
At least nine people were killed and about two dozen wounded in violent clashes with police and paramilitary forces Sunday after hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. Consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, authorities said.
The violence came hours after the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Police and officials at a hospital in Karachi said at least 25 people were also wounded in the clashes and some were in critical condition.
Summaiya Syed Tariq, a police surgeon at the city's main government hospital, confirmed that initially six bodies and multiple injured people were brought to the facility. However, she said the death toll rose to nine after three critically wounded died.
Karachi is the capital of southern Sindh province and Pakistan's largest city.
Senior police official Irfan Baloch said protesters briefly attacked the perimeter of the U.S. Consulate but were later dispersed. "The situation is now fully under our control," Baloch said.
He dismissed as baseless reports that any part of the consulate building was set on fire. However, he said protesters torched a nearby police post and smashed windows of the consulate before security forces arrived and regained control.
At Russia's request, IAEA to hold special meeting Monday on Iran situation
The board of governors for the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, will hold a special meeting Monday at its Vienna headquarters to discuss the situation in Iran.
The meeting is at the request of Russia regarding "military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the agency said in a statement late Saturday.
Russia is a major ally of Iran.
Last week, Rafael Grossi, director general of the IAEA, said that most of Iran's nuclear materials were "still there, in large quantities" despite the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in June of 2025.
Iran announces 2 more top defense officials killed in airstrike
Iran's chief of army staff and defense minister were killed in an airstrike targeting a meeting of the country's defense council, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh were killed at the meeting alongside the head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and security adviser Ali Shamkhani, whose deaths Iran previously announced Sunday morning.
The deaths are the latest among Iran's top government officials since the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign began.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday, President Trump announced, and sources told CBS News the initial strikes were believed to have killed about 40 Iranian officials.
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Iranian leadership council to assume Khameni's duties until successor announced
Following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Iranian official announced Sunday that a leadership council will handle his duties until a successor is announced.
"In accordance with the constitution, a leadership council will be established to assume the responsibilities of the Supreme Leader until a successor is elected," the secretary of Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, said in a statement.
Iranian state-run media had earlier said the nation's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was leading the country in the wake of Khamenei's death.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported that along with Pezeshkian, the speaker of Iran's parliament and the head of Iran's judiciary were in charge until a new leader is chosen.
The Supreme National Security Council is a group of senior government officials responsible for dictating Iran's defense and foreign policy, among other things.
Trump threatens more intense U.S. strikes if Iran hits "very hard today"
President Trump said on his Truth Social platform early Sunday that, "Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before."
In response, he wrote, "THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!"
Mr. Trump had earlier said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary."
Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said in a televised address Sunday, "You have crossed our red line and must pay the price. We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg," according to The Associated Press.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard also said Sunday said that it would launch "the most ferocious offensive operation in the history of the Iranian armed forces" targeting U.S. military bases and Israel.
Emergency sirens sound across Israel over Iranian missile fire
Sirens sounding across central Israel Sunday morning alerting people to take shelter after Iran launched missiles toward Israel, Israeli military officials said.
Israel Defense Forces reported that the sirens had been activated a little after 6:30 a.m. local time Sunday.
"For the 20th time in the last 24 hours, millions of Israelis run to shelter across Israel under Iranian missile fire," the IDF wrote on Twitter.
It was not immediately clear what areas were targeted or whether any missiles had gotten through Israel's sophisticated missile defense system.
On Saturday, one person was killed and more than two dozen injured when an Iranian missile struck a neighborhood in Tel Aviv.
Iraq tightens security around Baghdad's Green Zone following Khamenei's killing
Iraqi security forces have tightened security around Baghdad's Green Zone over concerns of potential demonstrations near the U.S. Embassy following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Green Zone is a district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government offices and foreign embassies.
One video showed security forces confronting protesters with water cannons and tear gas.
More explosions heard in UAE, Qatar, Bahrain
Fresh blasts were heard across the Gulf cities of Dubai, Doha and Manama on Sunday morning after a day of Iran strikes in the region in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks.
AFP reporters heard blasts in Dubai, in the UAE, in Doha, Qatar, and in Manama, Bahrain, where sirens were activated.
The new explosions came after a day of deadly Iranian strikes in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. Military bases and infrastructure, including airports, were hit across the Gulf — with the exception of mediator Oman.
Across the UAE, Iran fired 137 missiles and 209 drones at the territory, the country's defense ministry said, with fires and smoke reaching landmarks The Palm and Burj Al Arab.
At Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi Airport, where one person was killed, authorities reported "incidents," while Kuwait's airport was also hit.
Iran's regime "cannot be reformed," Iranian dissident says
Iranian-American activist and CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad said the regime "cannot be reformed" following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. She said that Iran deserves a transition to a secular democracy.
"This regime cannot be reformed," Alinejad told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil. "We're not looking for anyone from this regime."
She said that the people celebrating in the streets of Tehran were praising Reza Pahlavi, Iran's exiled crown prince, because "he says that he believes in fair and free election. I believe that we deserve to have a transition from this government to this regime to a secular democracy."
Pahlavi said Saturday that Khamenei "has been erased from the face of history."
Last month, a man in New York was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to assassinate Shakeri as part of a murder-for-hire plot. Alinejad has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or kidnap her.
Alinejad, whose parents and siblings live in Iran, said that Iranians are experiencing both pain and hope after the attacks.
"But in the street, people are just screaming out of joy because they believe this is going to be the beginning of a future, a future that we don't have killers in power, a future that people can have a normal life," she said.
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