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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.
Oil rose sharply when trading resumed Sunday evening: Brent was around $79 a barrel, about 8% above Friday's close, and climbed as much as 13% in Asian trading Monday before paring gains. OPEC+ had agreed on Sunday to raise April output by 206,000 barrels a day, more than expected.
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.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain had accepted a U.S. request to use its bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites but would not join offensive action, citing the lessons of Iraq. Earlier Sunday, Britain, France and Germany said they were ready to help stop Iran's attacks, potentially by destroying its missile and drone capability "at their source."
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.
Central Command said three U.S. service members had been killed in action and five seriously wounded as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the first American deaths of the war, with others suffering minor shrapnel injuries and concussions. A person familiar with the matter said the dead were Army soldiers from a logistics unit in Kuwait.
Maersk, the world's largest container line, said it was suspending all vessel crossings of the Strait of Hormuz until further notice. CMA CGM had told its ships in and bound for the Gulf to shelter, and MSC ordered its Gulf vessels to safe areas and stopped Middle East bookings; Iran's foreign minister told Al Jazeera the same day Iran had no plan to close the strait "at this stage."
The UAE Defense Ministry said it had detected 165 ballistic missiles, destroying 152, two cruise missiles and 541 drones, intercepting 506, and that three people from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh were killed and 58 injured. Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said bases hosting U.S. forces were "American soil" and would be hit.
A ballistic missile struck residential buildings and a synagogue in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, where people were sheltering in a safe room. Israeli police confirmed nine dead and 45 injured and were still searching for 11 people Sunday evening.
Oman's news agency said two drones targeted the commercial port of Duqm, one hitting workers' housing and injuring a foreign worker. Oman's Maritime Security Centre then said the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was attacked about 5 nautical miles off Musandam; four of its 20 crew were wounded and all were evacuated.
About 500 Shiite protesters angered by Khamenei's killing stormed the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, smashing windows and reaching the compound's outer periphery before police and paramilitaries dispersed them with batons and tear gas. Police said six were killed; the police surgeon told Al Jazeera nine bodies reached the civil hospital.
State media said IRGC commander Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour and Khamenei adviser Ali Shamkhani were killed, and later that armed forces chief of staff Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh died in a strike on a defense council meeting. Israel's military had named Pakpour, Nasirzadeh and Shamkhani among the dead on Saturday evening.
Under Iran's constitution, a council of President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei and a Guardian Council jurist took over the supreme leader's duties; security chief Ali Larijani said it would be formed Sunday, and state media named cleric Alireza Arafi as the third member. The Assembly of Experts must choose a new leader "as soon as possible."
Iranian state TV, IRNA, Tasnim and Fars reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, had been killed, with Fars saying he died at his office and that a daughter and grandson were also killed. The government declared 40 days of mourning and a seven-day public holiday.
Magen David Adom said a woman in her fifties died after an Iranian missile hit the Tel Aviv area during Saturday night's barrages, which injured 27 people at that site. Across Israel, 121 people were hurt on the first day of Iranian fire.
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.
Secretary-General António Guterres told the council the U.S. and Israeli strikes violated international law and the UN Charter, condemned Iran's retaliation against Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and urged an immediate halt and a return to U.S.-Iran talks. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz called the strikes "lawful actions"; Russia's envoy called them "another unprovoked act of aggression."
A Red Crescent spokesperson told Iranian media that U.S. and Israeli strikes had hit 24 of Iran's 31 provinces, killing at least 201 people and wounding 747, with more than 220 rescue teams at the targeted sites.
Vessels in the Gulf received VHF messages from Iran's Revolutionary Guard saying "no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz," an official with the EU's Aspides naval mission said. Britain's UKMTO said it had multiple such reports but could not confirm them, Iran made no formal announcement, and some major oil traders had already halted shipments through the strait.
Iranian state media said a strike during the U.S.-Israeli attack hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, where the Revolutionary Guard has a base. The reported toll rose through the day from five to at least 40, and state media put it at 165 by Sunday.
The UAE's state news agency said at least one person was killed in Abu Dhabi by shrapnel after several Iranian missiles were intercepted, the first known death from Iran's counterattack. The UAE called it a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and reserved the right to respond.
Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE closed their airspace after Iran's attacks, following Iran, Iraq and Israel. Qatar Airways suspended flights at its Doha hub and Dubai airport later halted all operations until further notice.
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.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News that Iran had agreed never to hold nuclear material that could make a bomb and to blend down its enriched uranium stockpile irreversibly, and that a "peace deal is within our reach" if diplomacy was given space.
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 State Department authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families from Israel, citing unspecified "safety risks," and said Americans may wish to leave while commercial flights were available.
Oman's foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi said the third round of indirect talks between U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iran's Abbas Araghchi had ended with "significant progress" and would resume soon, with technical talks in Vienna the following week. Araghchi called it one of the "most intense and longest" rounds.
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."
Trump told Congress that Iran was "again pursuing their sinister ambitions" after last June's U.S. strikes and was working on missiles that "will soon reach" the United States. He said he preferred diplomacy but would never allow Iran a nuclear weapon, and that Tehran had not said "those secret words."