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Johnatan Reiss

Israel’s military spokesman said Israeli forces had killed several top Iranian defense officials, including Iran’s defense minister and the head of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. The spokesman said nothing about Iran’s supreme leader.

Ephrat Livni

Iran’s president and supreme leader are “safe and sound,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman told ABC News. The statement came around the time that Israel’s prime minister said there were “many signs” that Iran’s supreme leader had been killed.

Helene Cooper

U.S. Central Command said its forces have “successfully defended against hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks” launched in retaliation, and damage to American bases in the region has been minimal.

Helene Cooper

There have been no reports of U.S. casualties or combat-related deaths in the 12 hours since the United States and Israel launched strikes, U.S. Central Command said.

Aaron Boxerman

The Israeli military said it began another wave of attacks on Iranian aerial defense and missile launches in central Iran.

Peter Eavis

The conflict has quickly threatened the flow of oil out of the Middle East, which could make oil and other fuels more expensive.

Edward Wong

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said it successfully intercepted Iranian attacks aimed at the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province.

Ismaeel Naar

Kuwait’s state media said a drone struck the country’s main airport, citing the civil aviation authority. It said the drone caused minor injuries to workers.

Farnaz Fassihi

In a letter to the U.N. Security Council, Iran’s foreign minister asked for the council to intervene and said Israel and the U.S. had violated international law.

Aaron Boxerman

Iran’s foreign minister said there were currently no backchannel negotiations taking place in an effort to end the fighting with the U.S. and Israel.

Abdi Latif Dahir

Four people were killed in Syria after an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern city of Sweida, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.

Monika Cvorak

Several videos verified by The Times showed a strike on a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain.

Aaron Boxerman

Israel’s air defenses seem to be handling the Iranian missile retaliation fairly well, at least so far, with no reports of anyone killed or serious damage.