Since this morning, heavy joint Israeli-US airstrikes have hit central and western Tehran near Milad Tower and IRGC facilities in and around Karaj.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem called the killing of Khamenei and other leaders "the height of criminality and a shameful stain on the conscience of all humanity," vowing that Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon would continue fighting the US and Israel regardless of sacrifices.
Israeli airstrikes are reportedly targeting pro-IRGC militias on the outskirts of Al-Wajihiya in Diyala Province, Iraq.
First footage has emerged of Israeli air force strikes destroying a command headquarters in central Tehran.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a surprise joint strike by hundreds of fighter jets targeting his emergency leadership compound. The IDF said Khamenei was directly responsible for suppressing Iranian citizens, funding proxy forces across the Middle East, and working toward Israel's destruction. IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Kamal Penhasi issued a form...
The oil tanker Skylight, sailing under a Palauan flag, was struck five nautical miles north of Khasab Port in Oman's Musandam Governorate, injuring four. All 20 crew members, including 15 Indian and five Iranian nationals, were evacuated, Oman's Maritime Security Centre announced.
An Iranian drone has struck a high-rise building in Dubai, setting it on fire. Tehran claims the building housed a CIA office. Iranian missile strikes attempts on the Saudi capital Riyadh have also been reported.
❗️Two Iranian missiles were fired toward Cyprus, where Britain maintains military bases, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said, adding it is not yet clear whether UK facilities were deliberately targeted. He added, around 300 British personnel were stationed near sites struck in Bahrain.
Two Iranian drones have reportedly struck the commercial port of Duqm, Oman, a strategic logistics hub used by the US.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Khatami said Khamenei repeatedly expressed a desire for martyrdom in private meetings, adding "he got what he wanted."
Ukrainian Special Forces Operations drones destroyed a Russian 9C19 Ginger radar station and an S-300V air defense system near Mariupol overnight, using domestically produced FP-2 drones with 100kg warheads.
Russia fired over 19,000 strike drones, 738 missiles, and 14,670 guided bombs against Ukraine over three winter months, Zelensky said, adding that in the last week of winter alone Russia used 1,720 drones, 1,300 guided bombs, and 100 missiles.
US and Israeli strikes hit at least 28 cities and towns across Iran on Feb 28-Mar 1, some multiple times, with the heaviest concentrations in Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Kermanshah. Iran retaliated by targeting US bases in Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, and other Gulf state locations, causing significant civilian casualties.
As expected, and announced by Trump yesterday: Israeli and US aircraft are conducting new waves of heavy airstrikes on Iran. Explosions are heard in Tehran.
Iran's defense minister and three senior commanders, including the armed forces chief of staff and IRGC commander, were confirmed killed in a US-Israeli attack, Tasnim news agency reported. A black mourning flag was raised over a mosque in Mashhad following Khamenei's death.