LIVE: Iran Vows Revenge After The Killing Of Its Top Leader
Dozens of missiles fired at Israel by Iran
The Israeli military say that that “dozens” of missiles have been fired by Iran at Israel.
While many have been intercepted and no serious injuries have been reported, the missile barrages were continuing after sundown. Israel’s military chief gave an address on national television, warning that the defenses aren’t “hermetic” and the public should obey safety instructions and remain vigilant. — AP
Leading Democrat denounces US strikes on Iran
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has questioned whether President Donald Trump has learned anything “from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East.”
Kaine has spearheaded bipartisan war powers resolutions to limit Trump’s military interventions abroad.
“For months, I have raised hell about the fact that the American people want lower prices, not more war — especially wars that aren’t authorized by Congress, as required by the Constitution, and don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said in a statement.
“These strikes are a colossal mistake, and I pray they do not cost our sons and daughters in uniform and at embassies throughout the region their lives,” he said.
Kaine also called for the U.S. Senate to “immediately return” to the Capitol and vote on whether to authorize or limit U.S. strikes against Iran. — AP
Egyptian leader speaks with Saudi crown prince
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has spoken by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman following an Iranian attack in Saudi Arabia.
El-Sissi expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia, and stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to “contain the escalation” in the region.
“Continued military escalation will only bring more suffering to the people of the region and undermine development opportunities,” el-Sissi said. — AP
New strikes hit targets near Shiraz
Explosions have been heard in surrounding areas of the major city in the south of Iran, according to the semiofficial news agency Fars news. — AP
Iran's president condemns 'barbaric' attack on school after US, Israeli strikes
TEHRAN: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday condemned what he described as a "barbaric" attack on a school in the country's south, after US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
"This barbaric act is another black page in the record of countless crimes committed by the aggressors," said Pezeshkian in a statement on the attack, which Iranian state media has said killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens more. — AFP
Israel army says currently striking Iran's missile launchers
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it had started a new wave of strikes against Iran's missile launchers on Saturday.
The military "has begun a flyover and is currently striking missile launchers in Iran to thwart the threat posed to the State of Israel," it said, after earlier reporting it had completed a "broad strike" against Iran's defence systems. — AFP
Drone strikes Kuwait airport, causing light injuries: Civil aviation
KUWAIT CITY: A drone struck Kuwait's international airport on Saturday, the civil aviation authority said, causing minor injuries as Iran retaliated across the Gulf for US and Israeli strikes.
"A drone targeted Kuwait International Airport, resulting in minor injuries to a number of employees, in addition to limited material damage to the passenger terminal," the authority said in a statement. — AFP
Second person injured in Israel after new Iran missile salvo: Emergency services
JERUSALEM: Israel's Magen David Adom emergency services said Saturday they were evacuating a 17-year-old to hospital with lower limb injuries following a new salvo of Iranian missiles, the second injury in Israel since the morning.
"Update following the missile fire towards Israel, MDA EMTs and paramedics are treating a 17-year-old male and evacuating him to hospital in mild condition with injuries to his lower limbs," an MDA statement said. — AFP
Iranian foreign minister’s remarks come in NBC News interview
Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are alive “as far as I know.” — AP