US bombs Iran live updates: Iran launches fresh strikes in Israel as Trump promises major retaliation

Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, said Saturday that Israel and America will “regret their actions.”

“The brave soldiers and the great nation of Iran will deliver an unforgettable lesson to the hellish international oppressors,” Larijani posted on X.

Dubai International Airport, one of the largest in the United Arab Emirates and one of the busiest in the world, has confirmed four people were injured in a “blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles.”

All flights at Dubai International and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC) have been suspended until further notice.

An airport spokesperson said passengers were advised not to travel to the airport and to contact their respective airlines directly for the latest updates regarding their flights.

Strikes were also reported at other commercial airports in the region, including Kuwait International. Other airports closed and canceled flights, AP reports.

Israel has published a list of seven senior Iranian officials it says have been killed in air strikes, saying “the world is a better place without them” in a post on X.

Ali Shamkhani, Mohammad Pakpour, Saleh Asadi, Mohammad Shirazi, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Hossein Jabal Amelian, Reza Mozaffari-Nia were all named.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, calling him “one of the most evil people in history”.

“This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

“He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.

“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us.

“As I said last night, “Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!”

Mr Trump said he hoped the IRGC and police would peacefully merge with the Iranian patriots and work together to bring the country back to the “greatness it deserves”.

“That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated.

“The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”

The White House has confirmed Donald Trump has spoken with the leaders of the UK, Kuwait and Turkey after the strikes on Iran.

It has also released photos of the president as he monitors Operation Epic Fury.

Donald Trump has said he “feels” reports of Ali Khamenei’s death are a “correct story” and added a “large number of (Iran’s) leaders have also been killed.”

“I don’t mean like two people,” he told NBC News.

Asked who will replace Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he said, “I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like.”

“I’m only being sarcastic when I say that.”

Sirens are sounding across several areas in Israel as Iran retaliates for yesterday’s strikes.

At least one missile has impacted Tel Aviv area, breaking through Israel’s Iron Dome defence system, CNN reports.

There are reports of waves of drones and missiles being launched.

With his large-scale attack on Iran, Donald Trump has seized a legacy-defining moment to demonstrate his readiness to exercise raw US military power.

But in doing so, he is also taking the biggest foreign policy gamble of his presidency, one fraught with risks and unknowns.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death has reportedly been confirmed. With Israel in possession of a photo of his body.

It is understood an official announcement is being prepared.

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs that Khamenei is ‘no longer with us’.