Iran changes the flag at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, raising a black banner of mourning and revenge over the holy dome.

Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed the new Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

NEW: Trump told CBS News a diplomatic solution with Iran is still possible, and “much easier now than it was a day ago” after strikes that he says killed Supreme Leader Khamenei.

“Because they are getting beat up badly,” Trump said, calling the operation “a great day for this country, a great day for the world.”

He said Iran’s retaliation was expected but “less than we thought,” adding:

“We thought it’d be double.”

Roughly 40 Iranian officials were reportedly killed.

No U.S. casualties have been reported so far.

Trump said he is open to working with Congress and declined to say whether he considers the conflict a “war,” saying he remains focused on eliminating threats to the U.S.

U.S. strikes in the Middle East used Anthropic’s Claude AI system, despite Trump ban announced hours earlier.

Source: WSJ

U.S. forces launching ATACMS ballistic missiles at targets in Iran.

Iran Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani survived:

— The day Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Lebanon.

— The attack during the 12-day war that killed much of Iran’s top military leadership.

— The strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

U.S. airbase at Erbil International Airport in Iraq is on fire after Iranian strike this morning.

Iran managed to hit Dubai International Airport.

Iranians are calling for revenge after Khamenei's killing.

Iran managed to hit Manama, Bahrain’s capital.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

Justice has been served, and the axis of evil has suffered a mortal blow.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf:

We have prepared ourselves for all scenarios, and plans have even been made for after the martyrdom of Imam Khamenei.

You will see that with the formation of a Leadership Council, authority will take shape among the people and officials.

IRGC:

Our retaliatory response will be carried out in successive attacks, and we will take a different and severe step.

BREAKING: Trump:

Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever been hit before.

THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf:

To the filthy criminal and to all their agents, I say: You have crossed our red line and you must pay the price for it.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

The United States and the Zionist regime have burned the heart of the Iranian nation, and we will burn their hearts as well.

Ali Larijani appears to be the highest-ranking Iranian official who was not killed in the strikes.

President Pezeshkian still has not appeared, but his death has not been confirmed either.

Crying in the streets of Iran after the death of Khamenei.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

Khamenei insisted on having a normal life and didn't want at all to have a different situation.

Well, this incident is a very bitter incident for all of us.