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As the war in the Middle East escalates, ABC NEWS Verify has gathered verified video and satellite imagery in an early attempt to piece together some of the key events of the past 48 hours.  Source link

The move to hold memorials and prayer sessions for Iran’s former leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been slammed by the NSW premier, Iranian Australians and anti-regime activists. Source link

Behind the scenes of Iran’s clerical authoritarian regime, cogs have been churning for years, if not decades, to ensure its survival in the event it was decapitated. While Ali Khamanei’s followers mourn his death, a plan to replace him is already being enacted.  Source link

Satellite imagery is giving the world some insight into the scale of destruction inside Iran and across the region after a weekend of heavy military bombardments by the US, Israel and Iran. Source link

Australians are left stranded overseas amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, with one woman saying she was forced to sleep on an airport floor.  Source link

As the US military confirms several deaths and injuries among its ranks, Donald Trump says the attack on Iran could be a “four-week process”.  Source link

Australia’s airports peak body has warned of “significant disruptions” to global aviation in coming days after the Middle East erupted into conflict and flights to the region were cancelled. Source link

The death of Iran’s supreme leader leaves a power vacuum in a perilously unstable country. It could end with a military takeover and a new leader with a no-limits approach to war.  Source link

Iran’s retaliatory strikes have damaged Dubai’s international airport and the landmark sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel. Source link

As news reports emerge that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, Iranians begin celebrating what they hope is the end of a brutal regime. Source link