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.

ByJon Haworth, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, David Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Leah Sarnoff
Last Updated: March 3, 2026, 10:02 PM EST

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 02, 2026, 5:17 AM EST

IDF claims killing of senior Iranian intelligence officials

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday claimed to have killed several senior Iranian intelligence officials in its opening wave of strikes on Iran on Saturday.

The IDF named Syed Yahya Hamidi -- who it said was the deputy minister of intelligence for Israel affairs -- and Jalal F'or Hussein -- who it named as the head of the Intelligence Ministry’s espionage division.

The IDF said it also killed “a number of other senior officials” alongside Hamidi and Hussein.

Mar 02, 2026, 4:55 AM EST

2 drones targeting Saudi refinery intercepted, Ministry of Defense says

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said that two drones targeting the Ras Tanura refinery were intercepted and destroyed.

"The interception operation caused shrapnel to fall near civilian facilities and civilians," the ministry said on social media, adding that "limited fire caused by falling shrapnel during the interception operation, with no civilian injuries."

PHOTO: In this file photo, general view shows Ras Tannura's oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, Dec. 27, 2004.
In this file photo, general view shows Ras Tannura's oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province, Dec. 27, 2004. Saudi oil refinery, Ras Tanura, along the Gulf coast was targeted in an attack on March 2, 2026, a source familiar with the incident told AFP, as Iran launched a fresh barrage at countries across the region.
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The refinery, which is run by Saudi Aramco, is in the Eastern Province and is among the country's largest.

-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian and Ghazi Balkiz

Mar 02, 2026, 4:25 AM EST

Israel carries out 'precise' strike in Beirut, IDF says

The Israeli military carried out a "precise targeted" strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said.

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026.
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The strike was "against a prominent Hezbollah terrorist element," Avichay Adraee, the spokesperson, said in a social media post.

Mar 02, 2026, 4:09 AM EST

555 people killed by U.S.-Israeli attacks: Iranian Red Crescent Society

At least 555 people have been killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on Monday.

Attacks have targeted 131 cities across the country, the statement added.

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026.
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-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian

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