U.S. and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury against Iran, Supreme Leader Khamenei killed

The United States and Israel launch coordinated airstrikes against Iranian military targets in Operation Epic Fury. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is killed in the initial strikes, along with senior IRGC commanders. Trump notifies Congress after the operation begins, relying on the War Powers Resolution''s 48-hour reporting requirement. The administration does not cite any existing congressional authorization, instead invoking the president''s inherent Article II authority as commander-in-chief and arguing the strikes are acts of self-defense against Iranian proxies. The killing of a sitting head of state — a foreign government official not involved in active hostilities against U.S. forces — raises immediate questions about targeted killing legal standards and the scope of the president''s claimed authority.