Live Updates: US and Israel launch joint strike in Iran, US official says

The U.S. and Israel have launched a joint attack on Iran, officials say.

The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, telling Iranians to take back their country.

The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites.

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled his nation with an iron fist for nearly 37 years, raised the prospect of chaos and a power vacuum in an already turbulent region.

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The US and Israel have launched a large scale attack on Iran, which President Trump says is an opportunity for Iranians to "take back their country".

President Donald Trump has called for regime change following a massive US and Israeli attack, which prompted an unprecedented wave of retaliatory strikes by Iran. Follow for live updates.