The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the start of what it called “the most devastating offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Al Jazeera reported, citing Iranian media.

A drone has crashed near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, local media reports said, as cited by Al Jazeera.

 Iran has announced that a three-person council will temporarily assume all leadership duties in the country, Al Jazeera reported citing Iranian news agency IRNA.

Iran has confirmed the deaths of Ali Shamkhani, a top political advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and secretary of the country’s Defense Council, Al Jazeera reported citing IRNA News Agency.

Al Jazeera reported that the Israeli Air Force has carried out strikes on more than 30 targets across western and central Iran.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday described the US- and Israel-led strikes on Iran as a “catastrophic escalation.”

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that several close family members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been killed in the recent joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

US President Donald Trump has said that heavy bombing of Iran will continue “as long as necessary,” even as Iranian media insist that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains alive and in command.