As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says
No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.
In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.
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Key Headlines
- Death toll in Lebanon rises to at least 50 killed, over 300 injured: Health officials
- US embassy in Jordan issues shelter-in-place order
- Canadian PM says US-Israeli actions may be 'inconsistent with international law'
- Qatar says Al Udeid Air Base hit by ballistic missile
- Rubio says 'intensity' of attacks on Iran to ramp up
IDF says it killed Khamenei in 'precise, large-scale operation'
The Israel Defense Forces released a statement on Sunday regarding the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying he was killed in a "precise, large-scale operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force."
Khamenei was killed in a series of airstrikes in central Tehran on Saturday morning, where he was meeting with dozens of senior Iranian officials.
-ABC News’ Jordana Miller and Victoria Beaule
US Embassy in Oman issues shelter-in-place order
The U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday issued a shelter-in-place order for all Americans in the country due to "ongoing activity outside of Muscat."
The northern coast of Oman, on which Muscat is located, faces the southeastern coast of Iran across the Gulf of Oman. The country has traditionally played a mediating role between Iran and the U.S.
As of Sunday morning, Oman was the only Gulf nation not to have been attacked by Iran.
Khamenei killed in 'opening blow,' Israeli defense minister says
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the "opening blow" of the U.S.-Israel operation on Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X on Sunday.
Katz congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "leadership and determination," and the Israel Defense Forces for its "brilliant execution."
-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Ellie Kaufman
State media confirms deaths of 2 senior Iranian officials
Iranian state media confirmed the deaths of Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Defense Council, and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in strikes on Saturday.
ABC News' Somayeh Malekian and Ellie Kaufman