Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been eliminated in the ongoing attacks across the country.
The BBC quoted the Israel prime minister saying there are “growing signs” Khamenei, is “gone”.
The BBC reports that satellite images showed damage to Khamenei’s compound in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
Several senior figures from the Iran regime are believed to have been eliminated in the attacks.
In response, Iran also launched attacks throughout the Middle East.
Iranian strikes have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, and Kuwait – places with US military bases, or that are allied to the US
The US President, Donald Trump, said “major combat operations” were under way, and urged Iranians to “take over” the government.
The BBC reports that several explosions were reported across Iran on Saturday evening.
Israel said its air force will “continues to operate” in the in Iran.
Reports said, more than 200 people have been killed across Iran.
Meanwhile, UK PM Keir Starmer says British planes “are in the sky today” in the Middle East “as part of co-ordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies”.