Iran, Israel and Hezbollah
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Iran said that Israel and the US targeted Iranian nuclear facilities in ardent strikes on Sunday. The International Atomic Energy Agency however said there were no such indications.
Israel and the U.S. bombed Iranian missile sites and targeted its navy, claiming to have destroyed its headquarters and multiple warships.
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been named Iran’s interim Supreme Leader, after longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran
U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran with concern over the risks of a new war in the Middle East.
As Tehran retaliates by firing missiles at U.S. bases in several countries across the region, officials, aid groups and world leaders fear the confrontation could escalate.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war, but since 1973, every president has used the War Powers Act.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday, state media confirmed, after the United States and Israel launched the most ambitious
Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded on Monday with statements of defiance and increasing casualties.