Later, Iran's Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani said that the country was "exercising its inherent and lawful right of self-defense," in response to "aggression and large-scale war. " UN

Airspace restrictions have disrupted hundreds of flights, with India reporting 410 domestic cancellations on February 28 and 444 more expected on March 1; Air India suspended 28 international flights to Europe and North America.

Tehran: The Iranian government has declared a 40-day period of national mourning and a week of public holidays following the confirmed death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The announcement,

President Donald Trump threatened "certain death" to elite forces in the Iranian regime and advised the country's military to lay down their weapons as the United States and Israel launched attacks on the country early Saturday.