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 01, 2026, 3:20 AM EST

IDF says it killed Khamenei in 'precise, large-scale operation'

The Israel Defense Forces released a statement on Sunday regarding the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying he was killed in a "precise, large-scale operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force."

A woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Enghelab Square, Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026.
Majid Asgaripour/via Reuters

Khamenei was killed in a series of airstrikes in central Tehran on Saturday morning, where he was meeting with dozens of senior Iranian officials.

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller and Victoria Beaule

Mar 01, 2026, 3:06 AM EST

US Embassy in Oman issues shelter-in-place order

The U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday issued a shelter-in-place order for all Americans in the country due to "ongoing activity outside of Muscat."

This file photo shows the Rasool al-Adham mosque from the corniche at Sultan Qaboos port in Oman's capital Muscat on Feb. 5, 2026.
Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images

The northern coast of Oman, on which Muscat is located, faces the southeastern coast of Iran across the Gulf of Oman. The country has traditionally played a mediating role between Iran and the U.S.

As of Sunday morning, Oman was the only Gulf nation not to have been attacked by Iran.

Mar 01, 2026, 3:06 AM EST

Khamenei killed in 'opening blow,' Israeli defense minister says

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the "opening blow" of the U.S.-Israel operation on Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X on Sunday.

Mourners wave flags following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Enqelab Square in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026.
Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock

Katz congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "leadership and determination," and the Israel Defense Forces for its "brilliant execution."

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Ellie Kaufman

Mar 01, 2026, 2:50 AM EST

State media confirms deaths of 2 senior Iranian officials

Iranian state media confirmed the deaths of Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Defense Council, and Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in strikes on Saturday.

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is pictured in Tehran, on Feb. 27, 2022.
Ehsan Nadripour/IRNA/AFP via Getty Images

ABC News' Somayeh Malekian and Ellie Kaufman

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