Trump calls Strait of Hormuz 'something that we don't need'
Trump told reporters that he is talking to countries about policing the Strait.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes. His son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen on Sunday to succeed him.
Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
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Key Headlines
- IRGC declares it continues efforts to 'pursue and kill' Netanyahu
- CENTCOM calls Iranian claims US targeted Gulf countries a 'lie'
- War with Iran ‘will certainly’ end in next few weeks: Secretary Wright
- Pentagon identifies 6 Air Force airmen killed in KC-135 refueling aircraft crash
- Trump repeats calls for other countries to help with Strait of Hormuz
Iran says if its ports are threatened, all ports in region will be 'legitimate targets'
If Iran's ports are threatened then it will consider "all ports and docks in the region will be our legitimate targets," a spokesperson for Iran's armed forces said Wednesday.
In an interview with the Iranian state TV, Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi denied claims that the country's navy forces are hiding in economic ports. He threatened of heavier operations if Iran's ports are targeted.
Iran's attacks will continue in the coming days until the U.S. bases in the region are left "defenseless," Gen. Mohammad Akraminia, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic army, said Wednesday.
"The enemy has become incapable of intercepting our missiles and drones, and this process will continue in the coming days until the entire occupied territories and American bases in the region are left defenseless," he said, according to Islamic Republic News Agency.
-ABC News' Maryam Moqaddam and Somayeh Malekian
Trump says he doesn't 'know about' reports that Department of Defense finds US at fault in strike on school in Iran
In light of reports that say the U.S. Department of Defense’s preliminary findings have determined the U.S. is responsible for the strike on the Iranian girls’ school that local officials say killed 168 people, President Donald Trump denied knowledge of such findings.
"I don't know about it," the president said to reporters Wednesday, when asked about the reports, as he departed the White House. Right before the president answered, press secretary Karoline Leavitt -- who was standing next to him -- shook her head and appeared to whisper, "no."
Trump also did not acknowledge a question as to whether he’d take responsibility as commander-in-chief.
Earlier Wednesday, the White House did not comment on the report’s alleged findings, insisting that the investigation remains ongoing and that there are "no conclusions" at this time.
-ABC News' Emily Chang, Fritz Farrow, Michelle Stoddart, Justin Fishel and Selina Wang
Medical technology company’s data hacked by pro-Iran group
A pro-Iran hacking group has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Stryker, a U.S. medical technology company, according to SITE Intel.
The hackers, a group called Handala, allegedly deleted company data from over 200,000 systems, servers, mobile devices, and extracted 50 terabytes of "critical data," SITE Intel said.
Handala said the hack was motivated by the U.S. airstrike that struck an Iranian girls' school in Minab as motivation for the cyberattack, SITE Intel said.
Handala has claimed similar breaches amid the Iran war, including against a Saudi oil and gas company, an Israeli insurance company and the Israel Defense Forces.
-ABC News' Josh Margolin
White House says 'no conclusions at this time' in investigation into strike on Iranian girls' school
As the investigation continues on the possible U.S. strike on an Iranian girl's school, the White House continues to insist that the U.S. "does not target civilians," and said the investigation has "no conclusions at this time."
This comes amid reports that say preliminary findings have found the U.S. responsible for the strike.
“This investigation is ongoing. There are no conclusions at this time, and it is both irresponsible and false for anyone to claim otherwise. As we have said, unlike the terrorist Iranian regime, the United States does not target civilians," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement.