As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says

No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.

Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.

In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.

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Mar 01, 2026, 10:25 PM EST

US, Saudi Arabia, UAE and more issue joint statement condemning Iranian retaliation

The U.S. has released a joint statement with governments of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE -- all countries impacted by retaliation from Iran over the weekend -- to say they “strongly condemn” the regime's “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks” on countries across the region.

"The Islamic Republic’s actions represent a dangerous escalation that violates the sovereignty of multiple states and threatens regional stability,” the statement reads. "The targeting of civilians and of countries not engaged in hostilities is reckless and destabilizing behavior.”

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Mar 01, 2026, 8:30 PM EST

Kuwait's Ministry of Defense says more missiles have been intercepted

The Kuwaiti Air Defense Force has intercepted "a number of hostile aerial targets" on Monday, a spokesperson for the ministry said in a statement.

The missiles targeted the central part of the country, with no casualties recorded, the statement said.

Mar 01, 2026, 8:20 PM EST

Israel launches strikes in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said it has launched strikes targeting Hezbollah in various parts of Lebanon.

The announcement comes after the IDF had said earlier on Monday that Lebanon had launched projectiles toward northern Israel that were intercepted.

The IDF said in an update that senior Hezbollah members were targeted in the Beirut area.

Mar 01, 2026, 8:11 PM EST

Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi says he wants to lead Iran in a transition to democracy

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince of Iran, said in an interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday that he wants to be a "transitional leader" in Iran -- not "the future king or future president."

"They trust me as a transitional leader, not as the future king or future president or future whatever. I'm totally focused on my mission in life, which is let me bring the country to a point that they can make that free choice. That would be enough for me having said mission accomplished," Pahlavi said.

He said that he imagines a future where Iran is at peace with Israel, saying, "The strategic importance of having a partnership with Israel is critical."

Pahlavi also said that the nation's nuclear program should be "totally dismantled."

Pahlavi's father, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was the last shah of Iran. In 1979, he left Iran amid rising political tension. Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, following the success of the Iranian Revolution.

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