Mar 02, 2026, 1:20 PM GMT
No indication nuclear installations hit, IAEA says
The International Atomic Energy Agency said so far there's "no indication that any of the nuclear installations ... have been damaged or hit" in Iran.
Iran live updates: 7th killed service member is identified
Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, was killed in Saudi Arabia.
ByDavid Brennan, Jon Haworth, Kevin Shalvey, Leah Sarnoff, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, and Bill Hutchinson
Last updated: Monday, March 9, 2026 3:00PM GMT
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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Mar 02, 2026, 2:29 PM GMT
4th US service member killed
A fourth U.S. service member has been killed in action, CENTCOM said.
The fourth person, who was "seriously wounded" in the initial attacks this weekend, later died from their injuries, CENTCOM said.
Mar 02, 2026, 11:51 AM GMT
168 killed at girls' elementary school in Iran
Iran's Education Ministry said Monday that 168 students were killed in an attack on a girls' elementary school in Minab in southern Iran this weekend.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told ABC News on Sunday that Israel doesn't target civilians. "So far we have found no connection to any IDF activity. No IDF activity in that area at all, but we're looking into it," the spokesperson said.
Mar 02, 2026, 11:44 AM GMT
New strikes on Tehran
The Israeli Air Force, with the guidance of Israeli intelligence, has begun an additional broad strike on Iranian regime targets in the heart of Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces said.
