An Israeli cabinet minister accused Iran's Supreme Leader of targeting Israeli civilians with airstrikes. Israel claims to have gained aerial dominance faster than expected, while the Iranian leader vowed retaliation against Israel's actions.

Israel denies series of reports that US president opposed Israel killing Iran's supreme leader in early Friday's opening strikes; Jerusalem says goal of campaign isn't to oust the regime

Ali Asghar Hejazi is reportedly one of the most influential actors in Iran's establishment and has been a close aide to Khamenei for the last many decades

The military exchanges worsened between Israel and Iran overnight on Monday as strikes hit residential areas, killing and wounding civilians on both sides.

BREAKING: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei suffers a major blow as his top advisor and former security chief Ali Shamkhani is reported killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike. This comes amid heightened tensions under Operation True Promise III,