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It's Sunday, March 1st.

Today, mourning in Iran as it confirms that its supreme leader is dead.

U.S.

President Trump calls this the greatest chance for Iranians to take back their country.

Concern from world leaders as protests erupt across Pakistan and Iraq.

And retaliatory strikes by Iran cause disruption across the Middle East as oil markets prepare for major interference.

This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the frontlines in 10 minutes, seven days a week.

A tearful presenter on Iranian state media announcing the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

He was killed in airstrikes by Israel and the U.S.

that pulverized his central Tehran compound on Saturday.

There have been further strikes across the country on Sunday as the concern of a wider conflict grows.

The U.S.

has confirmed its first casualties.

At least three service members were killed and at least five have been seriously wounded.

Edmund Blair is our Middle East editor and says more details have now emerged about the timing of the attack.

But what happens next with Iran's leadership?