Overview
- CENTCOM reports more than 1,700 Iranian targets hit in the first 72 hours of Operation Furia Épica, adding the first use of B-52 bombers alongside B-2s and F-35s.
- Iran has launched waves of missiles and drones at regional sites, with strikes reported on airports in Dubai, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi and drone hits on U.S. diplomatic grounds in Riyadh and Dubai.
- Six U.S. service members were confirmed killed after an Iranian strike destroyed an improvised operations center at Kuwait’s Shuaiba port, with additional U.S. personnel reported seriously wounded.
- Air travel across the Gulf remains heavily disrupted as Flightradar24 logged around 4,000 daily cancellations, Dubai resumed only limited operations, and some stranded travelers turned to private charters costing up to €200,000.
- European governments moved defensive assets—including warships, fighter jets and anti-missile systems—after warnings from Tehran for Europe to stay out of the conflict.