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have all closed their airspace to commercial flights, forcing the shutdown of major hub airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha.

Close to 3,000 flights have been canceled by airlines in the region.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

President Trump says new leadership is forming in Iran, and they say they are willing to talk, a White House official tells NPR.

This comes a day after a joint U.S.

and Israeli operation killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with dozens of other political and military heads.

NPR's Luke Garrett reports.

As Operation Epic Fury got underway, three U.S.

service members were killed and five were seriously wounded.

In an online post earlier, President Trump called on Iran's fighting forces to lay down their arms or face the consequences.

There have been Iranian attacks on Gulf nations directed at U.S.

bases.

NPR's Aya Batrawi reports this situation is complicated.

And PR Zaya Batraoui reporting from Dubai.

China says it's evacuated 18 of its citizens from Iran to neighboring Azerbaijan after U.S.

and Israeli strikes on Iran.

NPR's Emily Fang has more.

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As the trading week begins, oil prices have risen sharply, this as a result of the fighting in Iran and in the region affecting the global energy supply chain.