No US combat casualties despite Iranian retaliation, US military says
Despite "hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks," there have been no reported US casualties or combat-related injuries, CENTCOM wrote.
Middle East
Israel may have killed dozens of senior Iranian officials, with Ali Khamenei as top target
Airstrikes can weaken Iran’s regime, but only its people can bring it down - analysis
Trump’s Iran strikes set off bipartisan war powers revolt on Capitol Hill
‘Iran is going to use all of its capabilities’: Expert warns Iran cornered by ‘existential war’
Former IDF intelligence official Yossi Kuperwasser said Iran now views the conflict as an existential war, warning the regime is likely to escalate and use all military and proxy capabilities.
IRGC tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed'
Vessels in the Gulf reported receiving messages warning that no ships were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz, according to EU and UK agencies, though Iran has not confirmed any closure.
Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack as over 200 aircraft strike 500 targets in Iran
In the Tabriz area, the IDF struck a major site from which the Islamic Republic has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel.
Hezbollah signals support for Iran without pledging involvement
Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran following US and Israeli strikes, warning of regional consequences while stopping short of saying it would enter the conflict.
UK says British forces aiding regional defense but not striking Iran
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said UK forces and aircraft are taking part in coordinated defensive efforts in the region but are not involved in US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Before strikes, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed
US President Donald Trump has for weeks signaled the US was interested in seeing regime change in Iran, but has not given in any detail Washington’s thinking on who could lead the country.
'Every pilot had a name': What happened behind the scenes of the Israel-US Iran attack
Israel and the United States struck Tehran and western Iran on Saturday, February 28, aiming to curb ballistic missile launches toward Israel as Iran began retaliatory fire.
Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in UAE, residential area hit in Bahrain
State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details.
Security gaps in Syrian camps and prisons raise risk of ISIS reemergence
A senior Syrian security source familiar with intelligence reports said: “There are indications that some ISIS detainees managed to escape from certain prisons during the past months.”
The Elon Musk factor: Grok predicted Feb. 28, then Israel and the US struck Iran
Grok gave the clearest single-day answer in the original run: Saturday, February 28, tied to the outcome of talks in Geneva.
