The difficulties he inherits are formidable.

The U.S. has been Zimbabwe’s largest bilateral health donor for years, providing nearly $2 billion in assistance since 2006.

If the negotiations fail, Trump repeatedly has threatened to attack Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he was made aware of the incident with Cuban soldiers.

Tensions have been high between the neighbors for months, with border clashes in October killing dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected militants.

Some of the first strikes appeared to hit areas near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

European leaders are scrambling to protect citizens and calm tensions after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

The U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran has disrupted air travel across the Middle East and beyond.

An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the briefers described the operation to the president as a high-risk, high-reward scenario.

"No ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz," said a reported transmission from Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the wake of a U.S. and Israeli attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there were "many signs" suggesting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed.

A senior Israeli official told Reuters that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes.

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon, speaking to reporters before the meeting, said it was “hypocrisy” to condemn the airstrikes.

The meeting was requested by Russia.

The location of the meeting was not immediately clear.

In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said Iran's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected.

He was killed on Saturday in air strikes by Israel and the U.S. that pulverised his central Tehran compound.

Four people were injured at the airport, the emirate's media office said early on Sunday.

Iranian officials hurried to plan a future after the death of Khamenei, who had no designated successor, as some Iranians who had long suffered from political repression celebrated.

Blasts in Tehran sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky in an area of government buildings.

A top general had reportedly warned of the risks of a prolonged conflict prior to the strikes.