Chris DeMeo

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The U.S.

and Israel launching a joint attack on Iran this morning.

Israel's defense minister declaring a state of emergency across the country.

Witnesses also report seeing thick smoke from an explosion in downtown Tehran, Iran's capital.

Iranian state TV acknowledging the blast without providing more details.

The apparent strike in Iran's capital happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the 86-year-old Hamani had been in his offices at the time.

He hasn't been seen publicly in days as tensions with the U.S.

have grown.

Israeli airspace has also been shut down.

Former President Bill Clinton has wrapped up his deposition before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge extending an order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported.

The decision U.S.

District Judge John Tunham issued grants a motion by refugee advocates to convert a temporary restraining order into a more permanent preliminary injunction.

The Trump administration asserts it has the right to arrest potentially tens of thousands of refugees.

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and Israel launching an attack, a joint attack, on Iran this morning.