Israel said it killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in airstrikes overnight.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he demanded several countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued on Gulf countries.

Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Post.

The killing, which Iran has not yet confirmed, could embolden Iranian hard-liners, as the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign continues.

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 16 (Reuters) - Israel on Monday warned that displaced Lebanese driven from ⁠their ⁠homes by its military campaign would not be able to ⁠return until the safety of Israelis living near the border was ensured,

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country has not "asked for a ceasefire" after Trump said it had wanted a deal.

American voters’ feelings on Israel and the Palestinian territories have shifted dramatically in recent years, in a sea change that is transforming the Democratic Party and shaping its primaries