What you need to know
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
- Iran have said the most ferocious offensive operation in the Islamic Republic’s history will begin any moment now, in a threat directed at Israel and the United States.
- US President Donald Trump said earlier that "major combat operations" were underway and urged Iranians to "take over" the government.
- Iranian state media report the attack had killed more than 200 people.
- In response, Iran has launched attacks throughout the Middle East. Apparent Iranian strikes have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, and Kuwait - places with US military bases, or that are allied to the US.
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have acknowledged the US-Israeli attack and condemned Tehran's retaliatory strikes.
- International travel has been plunged into chaos as major airports in the region suspend services.
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