NYT

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raised questions about leadership succession as attacks on Iran, and its responses, continued.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the major assault launched by the United States and Israel.

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.

Waves of retaliatory strikes were reported in Israel and across several Gulf countries on Saturday. The Emirati government said at least one person was killed from falling missile debris.

Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.

Among those killed in strikes, according to the U.S. and Israel, were Iran’s supreme leader and three of his top military commanders.

One of the world’s most vital maritime arteries saw a 70 percent drop in vessel traffic.

Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.

President Trump has declared that Iran’s supreme leader was dead. If that is true, the next question is which of his possible successors might carry on his work.

See images from the Middle East after the United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack against Tehran.

At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.

A major hub in Dubai has suspended operations following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The sweeping closures are stranding passengers.

The strike on an elementary school in the southern Iran town of Minab was one of two attacks that appear to have hit schools during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday.

Governments around the world urged restraint after the United States and Israel launched a major assault, and Iran vowed retaliation.

The missile barrages highlight a shortage of bomb shelters in a country that has been preparing for war with Iran for decades.

A major hub in Dubai has suspended operations following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The sweeping closures are stranding passengers.

See images from the Middle East after the United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack against Tehran.