Air raid sirens sounding now in Bahrain and Qatar.

Six KC-135R Stratotankers with the U.S. Air Force are currently crossing Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean bound to the Middle East, carrying fuel for fighter aircraft and other platforms supporting Operation Epic Fury as well as the defense of allied countries actively under attack from Iran, according to tracking via FlightRadar24.

Reports of an Iranian ballistic missile impact in Bahrain.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has released his first statement since the start of last night’s large-scale air campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, stating:

“Overnight, on President Trump’s orders, the Department of War commenced OPERATION EPIC FURY — the most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history.

The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences. For almost fifty years, Iran has targeted and killed Americans, always seeking the world’s most powerful weapons to further their radical cause. Last night, unlike any previous president, President Trump began dealing with this cancer.

We will not tolerate powerful missiles targeting the American people. Those missiles will be destroyed, along with Iran’s missile production. The Iranian navy will be destroyed. And, as President Trump has said his entire life, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

The United States did not start this conflict, but we will finish it. If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world — as Iran has — then we will hunt you down, and we will kill you.

Our warriors are the best in the world, and they are fully unleashed to achieve our objectives. May God’s providence protect them in this vital mission.”

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has released a statement on the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, calling Operation Epic Fury “the most lethal, most complex, and most precision aerial operation in history.” Additionally, the Secretary said that strikes would continue to target missile stockpiles and production facilities across Iran.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior reports an Iranian drone attack with material damage, but no loss of life, against Bahrain International Airport.

Possible first look and combat use earlier today of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) by the U.S. Navy, seen in footage published Saturday by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) which showed the launch of Tomahawks from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers against targets in Iran. Credit to The War Zone for identifying the missile in the video posted by CENTCOM.

Strikes by the Israeli Air Force against ballistic missile launch sites and air-defense systems continue across Iran.

Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency has announced the death of the daughter, son-in-law, and grandchild of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a result of an Israeli strike earlier today on Tehran.

Reports of renewed strikes now on Tehran, likely by Israel.

Footage showing the moment that an Iranian one-way attack drone struck Bahrain International Airport earlier, which is located on Muharraq Island.

Video showing U.S. and Qatari air-defense systems engaging Iranian missiles over Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, as Iran continues to strike U.S. bases and infrastructure located in partner nations across the Middle East.

Iranian state-run television has now officially announced the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Imagery from Chinese imagery analysis company MizarVision shows Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait from earlier today with at least three plumes of black smoke visible, one emanating from a large building south of the airfield and two other areas that appear to be industrial or storage, as a result of strikes by Iran.

CENTCOM released footage of U.S. Army HIMARS launching ATACMS against radar and ballistic missile launch sites in Western and Southwestern Iran.

The Iranian Cabinet has declared 40 days of public mourning following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a result of an Israeli strike this morning on his personal compound in Tehran, according to Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) has announced that “the most massive and powerful offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic” is set to begin shortly against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East.

President Donald J. Trump has told CBS News that he believes today’s attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran, which resulted in the death Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been effective and could create a pathway to diplomacy, stating that negotiations could be, “Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously - because they are getting beat up badly.”

President Trump further said that “there are some good candidates" to lead Iran in the wake of Khamenei’s death but did not elaborate on who those candidates could be. Adding that Iran’s relation so far has been less than they initially believed, “It's what we expected,” Trump said of the retaliatory response, but he noted that Iran's attacks so far are less than what the U.S. and its allies anticipated prior to the start of Operation Epic Fury.