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Members of Congress split largely along party lines in their assessments of the U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, with Republicans largely backing the operation and Democrats urging the administration to seek congressional approval and questioning the president's strategy.

For the first time in 37 years, the sun rose on a leaderless Tehran, its streets unusually hushed as Iranians awoke to the news that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who reigned as Iran’s supreme leader for the past 36 years, was killed in a sweeping U.S. and Israeli attack on the country Saturday.

For many Iranians, the day began with the news they had feared.

The U.S. strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation on neighboring countries have put the safety of the Strait of Hormuz route for cargo ships and oil tankers into question. NBC News’ Allie Canal reports on how these disruptions could affect the price of oil and increase the cost at the gas pump for Americans.