Mary Louise Kelly

No confirmation, at least of this hour, from Iran.

Khamenei's death would mark the biggest development today on a day when the headlines have just kept coming.

Here's how President Trump shared the news of airstrikes from Mar-a-Lago.

So as you heard there, strikes today by both Israel and the U.S.

As the day unfolded, Iran hit back, lobbying missiles at Israel, also at Saudi Arabia, also at Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, a whole list of countries that host U.S.

troops.

NPR reporters have been working the phones all day today trying to confirm what we know and what we don't.

Among them, our national security correspondent, Greg Myrie.

in the studio with me here in Washington.

Hey, Greg.

And Daniel Estrin, who was woken up today by air raid sirens in Tel Aviv.

Hey, Daniel.

Hey, so Daniel, kick us off.

The first reports, the first confirmation of Khamenei's death came from a source briefed on the strike and who talked to you.

Would you just walk us through the TikTok today of trying to confirm this really stunning news?

Late at night where you are there in Israel.

You mentioned Iran's President Massoud Pesachki and that he was also targeted.

Just briefly, do we have any update on the president's status?

Greg, the timing and details of this operation, we were learning about it.

It was unfolding here in the U.S.