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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Iran's interim leadership council holds its 2nd meeting: State media
Iranian state media shared a photo of a meeting of the interim leadership council on Sunday.
The picture shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi and a Secretary of the Guardian Council, Alireza Arafi, sitting around a table in a room. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said this is the second meeting of the interim leadership council.
Iranian state media shared a photo of a meeting of the interim leadership council on Sunday.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Based on the Islamic Republic's constitution, the council temporarily takes over the leader's responsibilities until a new leader is chosen by the Assembly of the Experts.
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian
Mar 01, 2026, 5:11 PM EST
Trump says there will 'likely' be more US casualties amid Iran operation
President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a video acknowledging for the first time on camera the death of three U.S. troops killed during the U.S. operation against Iran over the weekend.
The president said he was sending “our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen” before warning that more U.S. troops will “likely” be killed as the operation rages on.
“Earlier today, CENTCOM shared the news that three U.S. military service members have been killed in action. As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives, we pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen,” Trump said.
President Donald Trump speaks to announce that the U.S. had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, on the day Israel and the U.S. conducted strikes on Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.
The White House
“And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is -- likely be more, but we'll do everything possible. But that won't be the case. But America will avenge their deaths and deliver the most punishing blow to the terrorists who have waged war against, basically, civilization,” Trump added.
Trump started the speech by touting the nine Iranian naval vessels he said were sunk, and said, for the first time on camera, that the Ayatollah was dead. The president also said that “the entire military command is gone” in Iran.
Later in the speech, Trump warned that those who did not surrender would face “certain death.”
-ABC News' Meghan Mistry, Nicholas Kerr, Fritz Farrow and Selina Wang
Mar 01, 2026, 4:18 PM EST
Trump administration officials to brief US lawmakers on military operation in Iran
U.S. lawmakers in the House and Senate will receive classified briefings on Tuesday from Trump administration officials on the military operation in Iran, multiple sources told ABC News.
Senators are scheduled to be briefed at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. A briefing for House members will follow at around 5 p.m., according to the sources
The briefers from the administration are expected to include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to the sources.
-ABC News' Jay O'Brien and Lauren Peller
Mar 01, 2026, 3:38 PM EST
CENTCOM releases infographic of military assets used in Iran strikes
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released an infographic Sunday detailing the aircraft, missiles and weapons systems used during the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
According to the infographic, the U.S. alone struck more than 1,000 targets, and that the attacks were launched at 1:15 a.m.
CENTCOM has released an infographic with details about the aircraft, missiles, and weapons systems used during the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury.
Centcom
The list of targets hit includes command and control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Joint Headquarters, IRGC Aerospace Forces HQ, missile defense sites, ballistic missile sites, Iranian Navy ships and submarines, anti-ship missile sites, and military communications facilities.
The infographic also lists the assets deployed in the attacks, including bombers and fighter jets, interceptor and anti-ballistic missile systems, aircraft carriers and guided missile destroyers, cargo and support assets and more.
