Overview
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired a first wave of missiles and drones toward Israel and warned that U.S. bases across the region are within reach.
- Bahrain reported a missile strike on a U.S. Fifth Fleet service center, and the UAE and Qatar reported interceptions and explosions as regional sirens and alerts sounded.
- Strikes hit multiple Iranian cities and leadership‑linked, military and missile sites, with claims of senior IRGC casualties that remain unverified and outcomes for top leaders unclear.
- Iran, Israel and Iraq closed airspace as U.S. embassies urged people to shelter in place, and U.S. officials indicated the operation could last multiple days.
- Israel described a months‑planned preemptive operation dubbed Roaring Lion coordinated with the Pentagon’s Operation Epic Fury, following failed indirect talks in Geneva mediated by Oman.