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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. U.S. central Command today announced the first reported U.S. casualties from the joint U S. Israeli operation against Iran. Three service members were killed. Five others were seriously wounded. A US Official not authorized to speak publicly says all were serving in the US army in Kuwait. Israeli authorities say at least nine people were killed in an Iranian missile attack in central Israel. Iran says an interim committee will lead the country following the death of the country's supreme leader. NPR's Greg Myhre reports.
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Iranian officials say the interim committee will consist of three President Massoud Possesskian, the head of the judiciary, and another senior official. The country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike at his compound in the capital, Tehran. Israel says it simultaneously bombed three meetings filled with senior political and military figures at the start of the massive air campaign Saturday. Iran's assembly of Experts, consisting of 88 senior Islamic clerics, is supposed to choose the country's supreme leader and may well do so. But given the current crisis, the interim committee will lead for now. Greg Myre, NPR News, Washington.
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A senior White House official tells NPR President Trump says the new potential leaders in Iran have indicated they want to talk with him and he plans to do that eventually. No timeline was provided. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman spoke today to npr. Ismail Obagai said Iran will continue to fight foreign aggression and foreign domination.
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The Iranians have shown that when confronted with a foreign aggression, foreign domination, they will appear united and they will fight for their freedom, for their independence and for their dignity and sovereignty, he said.
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The Iranian people have no problem with the American people. They believe this is the U.S. administration's war of choice. The U.S. military said today it struck an Iranian warship at the start of its attacks yesterday. NPR's Jane Arraff has more on the story.
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The U.S. military's Central Command said the Iranian corvette, a small warship, was currently sinking at an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman after being hit. The report could not be independently confirmed. CENTCOM announced the strike on the social media platform X and quoted President Trump calling on Iranian troops and security forces to lay down their weapons. Iran has warned it will attack US Interests as well as bases in the region, including commercial vessels. Reuters quoted shipping sources as saying three tankers were damaged in separate Iranian attacks since Saturday. Jane Araf, NPR News. Aman.