Iran Attacks: US & Israel Strike, Global Response – Live Updates

The Israeli military attacked the building in the Iranian city of Qom belonging to the Assembly of Experts, the body of clerics responsible for selecting the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died Saturday in an attack by Israel and the United States.

Sources indicated that the clerics were not meeting in the building at the time of the strike.

“The building of the Assembly of Experts in Qom was attacked a few minutes ago,” reported Tasnim, a news agency affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

The agency added that the building was hit by missiles this afternoon, following overnight airstrikes by US and Israeli fighter jets targeting the Assembly’s headquarters in Tehran. (efe, afp) 

1 of 5 | In this photo published by an official website of the office of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to a speaker during a meeting with a group of university students in Tehran, Iran, on May 28, 2018. (Office of the supreme leader of Iran via AP, archive) Read More 2 of 5 | In the image, provided by Airbus, shows the attack against the complex of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Saturday February 28, 2026, in Iran. (Pléiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026 via AP) Read More 3 of 5 | Several people watch as a column of smoke marks the site of an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026. (AP Photo) Read More 4 of 5 | A column of smoke rises into the sky after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026. (AP Photo) Read More 5 of 5 | A column of smoke rises into the sky after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Read More Iran’s supreme leader died in an intense attack by the US and Israel 1 of 5 | In this photo published by an official website of the office of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to a speaker during a meeting with a group of university students in Tehran, Iran, on May 28, 2018. (Office of the supreme leader of Iran via AP, archive) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google….

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it is now too late to engage in talks with Iran, even if Tehran seeks a dialogue.

“They want to talk. I said ‘Too late’,” the US leader wrote on his Truth Social platform, two days after stating he would be open to speaking with Iran amid the US and Israeli strikes that targeted key Iranian leaders.

The bombings by the United States and Israel against Iran are welcomed in Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Tuesday.

“I sense broad support in Europe. I spoke by phone with many leaders over the weekend and also earlier this week,” he told reporters during a visit to North Macedonia.

“I clearly felt that eliminating the nuclear capability, neutralizing the ballistic missile capability and the disappearance of Ali Jamenei is something that many of my colleagues in NATO applaud,” he said. (afp/dpa)

“The export of all food and agricultural products is prohibited until further notice,” the Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday, citing a statement from the Iranian government. “The government prioritizes supplying the population with essential goods,” it added.

Iran activated an emergency plan Saturday, the day the US and Israel launched their military campaign against the Islamic Republic, which resulted in the deaths of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Jamenei and senior military commanders. (afp/dpa)

The US State Department announced Tuesday that it was updating travel warnings for Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates “to reflect the order of departure of non-emergency US government and family members.”

The war in the Middle East began Saturday, when joint attacks by the United States and Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader, prompting retaliatory strikes from Tehran against US bases in neighboring countries and against Israel. (afp/ap)

The Iranian Red Crescent reported Tuesday that more than 787 people have died in Iran since the United States and Israel began their military campaign on Saturday.

More than 1,000 bombings carried out since Saturday by the United States and Israel have struck 153 cities and more than 500 points, the organization said on its website. (afp/ap)