UPDATE: 4 Israelis were killed in Beit Shemesh.

UPDATE: 5 killed in Beit Shemesh.

UPDATE: 6 killed.

UPDATE: 8 killed.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

To the countries of the region: We are not seeking to attack you.

But when the bases located in your country are used against us, and when the United States carries out operations in the region relying on these forces, then we will target those bases.

For these bases are not part of the land of those countries; rather, they are American soil.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reportedly killed by Israeli airstrikes.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister to CNN:

We cannot reach U.S. territory, so we have no choice but to target their bases.

CONFIRMED: Ahmadinejad was killed.

Beit Shemesh Mayor says about 20 people are unaccounted for, though not all are necessarily at the impact site.

Iran’s President Pezeshkian is addressing the nation:

We will drive our enemies to despair by destroying their bases and capabilities.

We must be united in the face of the enemies' plans.

BREAKING: Overnight, a flight of 4 x B-2A Spirit bombers flew nonstop from the United States to Iran to strike regime targets in “Operation Epic Fury.”

The bombers have since cleared the combat area and are heading back over the Atlantic.

UPDATE: 9 killed.

Turkish President Erdogan held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Erdogan warned that without intervention, the conflict could have serious regional and global security consequences, and stressed that diplomacy remains the most rational path forward.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

I see no limits to our self-defense.

There are no restrictions or boundaries before us in defending ourselves.

NEW: Iran says it shot down U.S. MQ-9 UAV.

BREAKING: Iranian drone debris hit a building housing the Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

UPDATE: Iran targeted French Naval Base in Abu Dhabi.

The Danish shipping company Maersk announces that it is suspending all vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was targeted with four ballistic missiles.