Iranian state television confirmed early Sunday morning, Iran Standard Time, that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader for nearly four decades, has died. He was 85. Khamenei was a constant in the world’s most turbulent region: In power for nearly 37 years, and only the second person to hold the title of supreme leader since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, his reign was characterized by near-total control and repression of his critics and dissidents. And he harbored — and fomented — deep disd ...

We have been reporting this breaking news story all day, and if you've been watching, we've been living this together and hearing from experts and looking at the available evidence. And if there is one thing that almost everyone understands is of importance, it is that the end of Khomeini in Iran is a signal watershed and shared development. As we've reported, and I'll just reiterate, President Trump has said, as have the Israeli government officials, that they killed Khomeini, that he is dead.Iran has not ...

We have a bit of breaking news that has just come in. Uh right now the Iranian state media is telling the people of Iran that the Ayatollah has been killed. Again, Iran state-run media is now confirming that the Ayatollah has been killed.Earlier we had reported this citing President Trump, citing leaders in Israel as well as well the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu first announcing this. But now we have it even from the Iranians saying saying that the Ayatollah has been killed in those strikes. ...

Tonight, protests across the US against strikes in Iran as law enforcement is on alert, working with intelligence agencies to thwart any potential threats to the United States and stepping up patrols at sensitive areas like houses of worship and diplomatic sites. >> I think we should absolutely be worried about retaliation. >> New York City police coordinating across agencies out of an abundance of caution, adding a visible presence outside the Israeli consulate and Iranian mission to the UN.Three senior la ...

We have a bit of breaking news that has just come in. Uh right now the Iranian state media is telling the people of Iran that the Ayatollah has been killed. Again, Iran state-run media is now confirming that the Ayatollah has been killed.Earlier we had reported this citing President Trump, citing leaders in Israel as well as well the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu first announcing this. But now we have it even from the Iranians saying saying that the Ayatollah has been killed in those strikes. ...

And as those attacks are still ongoing right now, I want to go to NBC's chief foreign correspondent, Richard Angel, who joins us live from Tel Aviv. Richard, we're getting reports that there are fresh round of attacks both in Israel and Iran. What do you know.>> So, this is absolutely ongoing. It is expected to continue at least this military phase uh for quite some time, a week perhaps, maybe more. Uh the aftermath could take much longer than that.Uh but according to Iranian state media, there have been ne ...

Jason Crow. He's a member of the House Intel Committee and Armed Services. He's a decorated Army combat veteran who served in the last two Middle East wars, which are on everyone's minds tonight, Iraq and Afghanistan.Welcome. Thanks for having me. I've got all kinds of questions for you, but first, both as a veteran and a member of Congress, I want to give you the floor.What do you want to say to the American people tonight. Well, here we go again, right. Apparently, we've learned nothing after 20 years of ...

We're covering attacks in the Middle East, it is s now just after 3 a .m. in Iran, President Trump says their supreme leader Khomeini killed in those airstrikes earlier today. Iranian officials have not confirmed that claim.The region is bracing for what could be an escalating regional conflict or, as the senator who joined us moments ago said, call it that. Call it a war if you want. U .S.and Israeli forces launching rounds of strikes against Iran in a surprise attack early this morning. The Iranian Red Cr ...

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Tonight, the stunning and surprise strikes. US jets and tomahawks targeting Iran as part of a joint US and Israeli operation, leading to a historic moment in the Middle East. President Trump posting the leader of Iran's Islamic regime, Ayatollah Ali Khani, is dead, calling him one of the most evil people in history, adding he was unable to avoid our intelligence and highly sophisticated tracking systems.And working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he or other leaders that have been killed along wi ...