[UPDATE-DAY #63] ‘Operation Epic Fury’-Trump Says Strikes Make Iran Talks ‘Much Easier’

Day #63 – In Brief

• Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in Saturday airstrikes, Iran International can confirm.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned vessels not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian missile strikes continue to hit its Arab neighbors.
• Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, was killed during Saturday’s attacks. Several IRGC commanders were also killed in the strikes, according to Reuters.
• The Pentagon named its mission “Operation Epic Fury,” while Israel dubbed its campaign “Lion’s Roar” and called up thousands of reservists.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
Check back for updates.

[UPDATE] Pentagon Chief Hegseth says US didn’t start the conflict with Iran