Overview
- U.S. Central Command confirmed three American service members were killed and five seriously wounded, with President Donald Trump warning of further losses as operations continue.
- Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states hosting U.S. bases, with first responders reporting at least nine killed in Israel’s Beit Shemesh and casualties in the UAE and Kuwait.
- Israeli and U.S. forces said they struck Iranian missile sites and command nodes; CENTCOM reported the IRGC headquarters destroyed and an Iranian warship sunk, while Trump claimed additional Iranian naval losses and senior leaders killed.
- Hezbollah said it launched missiles into northern Israel as Israel struck targets in Beirut, signaling deeper militia involvement and raising the risk of broader spillover.
- Iran confirmed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death and moved to provisional leadership arrangements as Ali Larijani rejected negotiations, even as Trump urged Iranians to rise up and said he is willing to talk; air travel and shipping were disrupted, oil prices jumped, and the U.K. authorized limited defensive use of its regional bases.