Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is alive and is being continuously briefed about the situation, a security source told Reuters, following an Israeli attack on Iran early on Friday.
Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s military strikes on Iran, calling them a blatant violation of international law and Iran’s sovereignty. Islamabad urged the United Nations and the global community to intervene and prevent further escalation in the region.
Oil prices soared more than 12 percent and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war.
Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tehran Friday, was a veteran officer close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei known for his tirades against Israel and its US ally.
Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that ISIS could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where the extremist group once imposed a reign of terror over millions.
US President Donald Trump says he could forgive Elon Musk after a public falling-out that saw the Tesla CEO lash out over one of the administration’s flagship policy initiatives.
Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, has been officially invited by the US to attend the US Army’s 250th anniversary celebrations in Washington, D.C.
