The son of late Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly survived attacks on Iran, say two Iranian sources speaking to Reuters news agency.
Mojtaba Khamenei is the second eldest child of Ali Khamenei - who was killed in an Israeli attack on Saturday - and seen as a potential next supreme leader of Iran.
Iranian state media has been reporting that a funeral ceremony for Ali Khamenei is due to be held today, and our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet has more on who could lead Iran next.
Iranian state media reports that a funeral ceremony is to be held in Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today.
Khamenei was killed when US-Israeli attacks began on Saturday. The ceremony is reported to begin at 18:30 GMT and will last three days before the funeral procession, according to state media.
The New York Times reports, citing Iranian officials, that Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has emerged as the frontrunner to become the new supreme leader - with the decision potentially coming as early as this morning.
Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced that any successor that continues "the plan to destroy Israel, to threaten the United States" and "suppress the Iranian people" will be an "an unequivocal target for elimination".
'Scary. Really scary' - Tehran residents describe US-Israeli airstrikes
As Israel announces new "broad scale" attacks across Tehran, saying it's targeting regime infrastructure, the BBC has been in touch with locals living in the Iranian capital.
Two men messaged us on Tuesday evening, describing their fear and confusion.
"I can still hear the explosions," writes one man in his 30s. "I’m not sure if they’re just in my ears now or actually still happening at this point. I’m tired.
"Not happy anymore [at the possibility of regime change], no. Just tired. And confused as to what might happen."
Another man in his 20s writes: "I counted 30 explosions today [Tuesday]. It’s getting worse and worse every day. Today smoke filled the air inside our house.
"What do you think will be the end of this? When will it end? I just want prosperity. And peace, for all of us.
"It’s scary. Really scary. I don’t know which officials live nearby. I hope it doesn’t backfire on us and our lives because of them."
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