Strikes, attacks, interceptions, deployments, and security incidents.
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Turkey's Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile fired from Iran crossed Iraqi and Syrian airspace toward Turkey and was destroyed by NATO air and missile defenses in the eastern Mediterranean. Interceptor debris fell in Dortyol, Hatay province, with no casualties.
A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a torpedo in international waters off Galle, Sri Lanka, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Sri Lanka's navy said it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 of the roughly 180 sailors aboard; the ship was returning from a naval review in India.
Iran's Fars news agency said U.S. and Israeli jets struck the Assembly of Experts grounds in Tehran and a building in Qom, but said the sites had been evacuated and no one was killed. Israeli military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Israel hit a building in Qom where clerics were expected to meet to choose Khamenei's successor.
The Israeli military said soldiers of its 91st Galilee Division had deployed beyond the five posts Israel already held in southern Lebanon, in what it called an enhanced forward defense posture. It warned residents of at least 80 southern Lebanese towns and villages to leave and not return.
Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said two drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, causing a small fire and limited damage. The embassy told Americans in Riyadh, Dhahran and Jeddah to shelter in place and closed for the day.
Qatar's Defense Ministry said its air force shot down two fighter aircraft incoming from Iran, while naval and air defenses downed seven ballistic missiles and five drones. Qatar's foreign ministry said Iranian attacks had targeted civilian infrastructure, including the international airport.
At the war's first Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the four U.S. dead were killed when a munition got past air defenses and hit a fortified tactical operations center in Kuwait, and said Iran had been "stalling" in talks. Gen. Dan Caine said the U.S. had local air superiority over Iran but its objectives would "take some time" and more Americans could die.
Smoke was seen rising near the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait and fire then broke out inside the compound after an Iranian attack, as the embassy told Americans to shelter indoors and "not come to the Embassy."
Central Command said three F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury went down over Kuwait in an apparent friendly-fire incident during attacks by Iranian aircraft, missiles and drones. All six aircrew ejected and were recovered in stable condition; Kuwait acknowledged the incident, while Iranian state TV claimed Iran had targeted one of the planes.
Israel launched waves of strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon and told residents of nearly 50 villages to evacuate, as its military chief warned that "any enemy that threatens our security will pay a heavy price." Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least 31 people were killed and 149 wounded, about two-thirds of them in the south.
Hezbollah claimed its first attack on Israel since the November 2024 ceasefire, saying it targeted an Israeli missile-defense site south of Haifa as revenge for Khamenei's killing and for repeated Israeli attacks. Israel's military said it intercepted one rocket and let others fall in open areas, with no injuries.
Britain's Defense Ministry said a suspected drone struck RAF Akrotiri, its main air base for Middle East operations, at midnight local time, with no casualties; Cyprus' president said a Shahed drone caused minor damage and two more drones were intercepted later Monday. A Cypriot government source told AFP the drones were launched from Lebanon, "most likely" by Hezbollah.
In a video, Trump said U.S. and partner forces had hit hundreds of targets in Iran "in a matter of literally minutes" and that combat would continue until "all of our objectives are achieved," warning there would "likely be more" U.S. deaths. He told the Daily Mail the operation would take "four weeks or less."
Central Command said B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran's ballistic missile facilities with 2,000-pound bombs, and Trump said U.S. forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships and "largely destroyed" Iran's naval headquarters. Earlier Sunday the U.S. military said it struck an Iranian warship at a southern port.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "is dead," saying he could not evade U.S. intelligence and tracking systems working with Israel, and that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" would continue uninterrupted through the week or as long as necessary. He called it "the single greatest chance" for Iranians to take back their country.
Israel's military detected missile launches from Iran and sent people to shelters; Iranian missiles and drones then struck toward U.S. installations in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. Bahrain said the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters was targeted, and the Revolutionary Guard called the operation "Truthful Promise 4."
In a video on Truth Social, Trump said the U.S. had begun "major combat operations in Iran" to eliminate "imminent threats," vowing to destroy Iran's missiles and navy and ensure it never gets a nuclear weapon. He told Iranians to "take over your government" when the operation ends and warned U.S. casualties were possible.
U.S. and Israeli forces began striking Iran on Saturday morning, with explosions across Tehran and some of the first hits near Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's offices; Revolutionary Guard command sites, air defenses, missile and drone launch sites and airfields were among the targets. Israel's defense minister called it a preemptive strike, declared a nationwide state of emergency and Israel closed its airspace.
Flying to Texas, Trump gave the final order for the Iran operation at 3:38 p.m. EST, writing "Operation Epic Fury approved ... Good luck," according to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. Hours earlier he had told reporters he was "not happy" with Iran's negotiating and had not decided.
The world's largest aircraft carrier was towed out of the U.S. naval base at Souda Bay after a stopover of a few days and headed for the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln in a buildup Trump calls an "armada."
Israeli jets struck what Israel called Hezbollah's central headquarters beneath residential buildings in Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, on the evening of Sept. 27, levelling six buildings. Israel announced Nasrallah's death the next day and Hezbollah confirmed it later on Sept. 28.
Thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously at about 3:30 PM, killing at least 12 people including two children, and walkie-talkies blew up the next day. The two waves killed 39 people and wounded more than 3,400; Netanyahu's office confirmed in November 2024 that he approved the operation.
Hezbollah said it fired guided rockets and artillery at three Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms "in solidarity" with the Palestinians, a day after the Hamas-led attack. Israel answered with artillery fire and a drone strike on a Hezbollah post.
Hamas-led fighters crossed from Gaza by land, sea and air under a rocket barrage that set off sirens at about 6:30 AM, killing about 1,200 people in southern Israel and taking 251 hostages, by Israel's count. Israel declared war and began striking Gaza the same day.
AP initial Oct. 7 report, Britannica Oct. 7 attack overview +2 more