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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli and US strikes, Iran's state-controlled media has reported.

A conservative Islamic scholar with a head for politics, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei succeeded his mentor in the wake of the Iran-Iraq War — and consolidated his grip on power over the following decades.

A growing list of Iran's top leadership has been reportedly killed in ongoing strikes by Israel and the United States.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia was not involved in the major Israeli-United States operation in Iran that has reportedly decapitated its leadership.

Nations closing airspace and suspending flights include major international transit hubs connecting Australian travellers with Europe and Asia.

After weeks of anticipation, Israel fired the first shot on Iran, drawing in the US and sparking retaliatory strikes that have hit several countries.

Three Australian men are waiting to be sentenced after a months-long trial for the alleged murder of a Melbourne father. Police say it was a deliberate hit job, while the men say it wasn't intentional.

The 19-year-old is remembered at a funeral on Vancouver Island as her parents call for an inquest into her death on Queensland's K'gari.