Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

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Iranian state media has confirmed that Israel killed the top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander in major airstrikes targeting

By JON GAMBRELL, NATALIE MELZER and TIA GOLDENBERG DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel claimed to operate almost freely in the skies over Iran during a third day of airstrikes Sunday

The Israeli military targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, research scientists and senior military commanders in dozens of preemptive airstrikes​.

Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla disputes the White House and Kristi Noem's account of what happened before he was forcibly removed from a DHS event and handcuffed.

Brigadier General Majid Mousavi has been appointed as the new head of the IRGC’s aerospace division. He is widely regarded as a key contributor to Iran’s missile and drone programmes, as well as its space initiatives, which have drawn criticism from Western nations.

An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) is in “critical" condition after Iran launched missile attacks in Israel. In a Monday interview on “Balitanghali,” Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the OFW is one of the four Filipinos injured due to the airstrikes.

President Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY.