An Israeli cabinet minister accused Iran's Supreme Leader of targeting Israeli civilians with airstrikes. Israel claims to have gained aerial dominance faster than expected, while the Iranian leader vowed retaliation against Israel's actions.

The military exchanges worsened between Israel and Iran overnight on Monday as strikes hit residential areas, killing and wounding civilians on both sides.

BREAKING: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei suffers a major blow as his top advisor and former security chief Ali Shamkhani is reported killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike. This comes amid heightened tensions under Operation True Promise III,