Louise Schiavone

Sadly, there will likely be more.

Before it ends, that's the way it is.

Five service members were seriously wounded.

NPR's Greg Myrie has more.

A U.S.

official not authorized to speak publicly says that for now, Operation Epic Fury continues unabated.

President Trump declared on social media the U.S.

has sunk nine Iranian naval ships.

However, U.S.

Central Command has only confirmed one warship had been struck.

Israel's military is saying its air force killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a Saturday strike.

Iran's regional allies are mourning his death.

NPR's Jawad Rizqala reports from Beirut.

Iranian officials say since the Saturday strikes, the nation is being led by its president, the head of the judiciary, and one representative from the Council of Experts, that is the group

which will elect Iran's new supreme leader, a decision is expected in a matter of days.

A senior White House official tells NPR that new potential leadership in Iran is indicating they want to talk and that President Trump expects to do so eventually, but there's no indication when.

The president has spoken with leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.

All three countries have been hit by Iranian missiles, along with Qatar and Jordan.

This is NPR News in Washington.

In Austin, Texas, three people were killed, 14 injured, in a shooting early this morning in a popular entertainment district.