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.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

Colonial powers, whenever they enter a country—through deception or any other means—seek to plunder its resources.

The individual currently in charge in the United States is a complete symbol of this plunder.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

The temporary Leadership Council will be formed today.

Preparations for establishing the Leadership Council have been completed.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

Throughout its history, the Iranian nation has faced worse events than this.

The Mongols devastated all of Iran, yet the Iranian people stood against them.

This incident is extremely bitter, and the passing of such a great figure has wounded all our hearts and placed the nation in mourning.

But the late Imam said that such martyrdoms make the people more steadfast.

Our nation possesses an inherent awareness, and God willing, it will pass through this difficult passage with honor.

Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

In the previous war, we suffered many casualties, but yesterday the number of our martyrs was very low; the armed forces are fully in control thanks to their prior experience.

In the coming days, we will have ups and downs, but the overall outlook will be bright.

Iranian media have confirmed that Chief of Staff Mousavi has been killed.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has also been killed.