Cecilia Lei

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to rein in President Trump's war powers after the attacks.

Observers say the efforts are a long shot.

And Iranian residents in the U.S.

react to regime change in Tehran.

It's Monday, March 2nd.

I'm Cecilia Ley.

This is Apple News Today.

It's been an extraordinary few days in the Middle East.

That's President Trump in a video address posted on Truth Social Sunday afternoon.

Over the weekend, a joint U.S.-Israeli operation killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other senior officials.

Three U.S.

soldiers were killed and five more were seriously wounded during operations against the Islamic Republic.

Trump gave condolences to the families of those who died, but also warned more casualties are still possible.

Iran retaliated with strikes in the Gulf and Israel despite losing a significant contingent of its military and political leadership.

President Trump decided to launch the campaign in Iran after the latest diplomatic talks between the countries failed to produce a major breakthrough.

The weekend's strikes represent a stunning change for Iran's 90 million-plus population.

Jared Melson is a Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal who spoke with us Sunday.

The publication Haaretz reported that at least nine people were killed after an Iranian missile hit a bomb shelter in central Israel.

And Iranian health officials and state media reported that a strike that hit a school in Iran killed at least 153 people, including children.

Malson said that as of yesterday, it was unclear how long this conflict and the United States' involvement and role in it would continue.