Iran, Israel and Khamenei
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The United States and Israel have clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a halt to their attacks and a return to negotiations.
Iranian state TV reported that 85 people were killed in a strike on a school near Minab in the Hormozgan Province of southern Iran.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war, but since 1973, every president has used the War Powers Act.
The U.S. and Israel have launched major attacks on Iran, whose state media say Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead.
The missile barrages highlight a shortage of bomb shelters in a country that has been preparing for war with Iran for decades.
Dawn Staley asked for prayers as three former South Carolina basketball players, including WNBA veteran Tiffany Mitchell, remain in Israel amid strikes against Iran.
Members of Congress who represent Michigan are voicing a range of differing responses Saturday after the United States and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran.