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The killing of Iran's supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
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Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.
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The attack on Iran presents Europe with a new test in already-strained ties with the U.S., as appeals for restraint clash with Trump's assertion that force will succeed.
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BA, Virgin Atlantic and Wizz Air are among major airlines to overhaul their schedules in light of the attacks.
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The US president may be forced to wage a political battle at home while presiding over a new war in the Middle East.
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As Iran's second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran's footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
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There is no confirmation by the US or Israel of the strike on the school located near elite military troops.
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Iran responds by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries that host US military bases.
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All of the Sunday papers carry the major world news story on their front pages - the strikes on Iran by the US and Israel.
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Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.
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How should Americans feel about the potential for regime change? What happens now?
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound, according to four Israeli security officials briefed on the matter.
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What we know so far about the US-Israeli strikes against Iran and what might come next.
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President Trump's ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.
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Robert Harward is a former U.S. Navy Seal who grew up in Iran and led operations in the region. He speaks with host Mary Louise Kelly about this moment and what it means.
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U.S. military interventions have often gone poorly for the countries in question. But there is much the world, and Iranians, can do.
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Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.
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President Donald Trump announced that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a predawn assault.
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President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
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Dozens of students at an all-girls elementary school were among those killed amid the U.S.-Israel strikes in the country Saturday, Iranian officials said.
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Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.
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A government spokesperson says it does not want "further escalation" as air travel disrupted.
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As recently as Friday President Trump was talking up efforts to find a negotiated solution to the U.S. tensions with Iran. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports from the White House on the details that led to the unprecedented strike.
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World leaders are responding to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.
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See images from the Middle East after the United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack against Tehran.
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Iran launched retaliatory attacks in the Middle East after US-Israel strikes across the country.
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The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses the attacks with NPR's Daniel Estrin and Greg Myre.
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Several leaders voiced support for the operation - but most, including those who stopped short of condemning it, called for restraint moving forward.
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Waves of Tomahawk and air-launched missiles eliminate Iranian air defenses and military sites as Trump welcomes the toppling of Khamenei's reign.
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Republicans largely supported the decision, while Democrats mostly opposed it — but divisions appeared in both parties.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday said that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders.
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Esmail Baghaei joins ABC News following US and Israeli strikes on Iran early Saturday morning
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Smoke and flames rose from Dubai's Fairmont The Palm hotel as civilian targets came under fire along with the US military bases across the middle east.
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Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.
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