Trump says new strikes target Iranian leadership

The US is closing three embassies in the Middle East as Israel launched strikes on Tehran and Beirut.

Here's the latest
• Trump on Iran: US President Donald Trump said most of Iran’s military installations have been “knocked out” and that new strikes today targeted Iranian leadership.

• Strikes in Iran and Lebanon: Israel said it launched strikes in Tehran and Beirut, targeting Iranian military sites and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, as its troops intensify their push in Lebanon. Israel also struck a compound belonging to a group responsible for electing Iran’s next supreme leader, an Israeli source told CNN.

• Embassies closed: As Iran continues to strike US targets and allies, the US has closed embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon and warned Americans to leave more than a dozen countries in the region.

• Iran death toll: At least 780 people have been killed by US and Israeli bombing across Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent.

• Oil markets roiled: The price of gasoline in the US just had its largest one-day increase since 2005, as vessels have effectively stopped going through the critical Strait of Hormuz. Oil continued to rise and stocks fell.