Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
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President Donald Trump shared a 10-second video that he says shows the "biggest bridge in Iran" coming "tumbling down, never to be used again," in a social media post.
"IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!" Trump added in the post.
Israeli forces have killed at least 1,345 people and wounded another 4,040 in Lebanon since March 2, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
In the last 24 hours, 27 people were killed and 105 others were injured, the health ministry said Thursday.
Among those killed since March 2 were 125 children and 53 health sector personnel, according to the health ministry. Among those wounded were 430 children and 137 health sector personnel, according to the health ministry.
Iran continued to fire missiles and drones at Israel and other countries in the region with the United Arab Emirates once again targeted by dozens of projectiles on Thursday.
Air defenses in the UAE "engaged" 19 ballistic missiles and 26 drones from Iran, the Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.
Kuwait's Army said 13 "hostile drones" and two cruise missiles were "addressed" during the last 24 hours.
In Bahrain, an additional 10 drones and two missiles were added to the country's daily tally of successful interceptions. Since the start of the war, air defenses have intercepted 429 drones and 188 missiles, according the Bahrain Defense Forces.
Qatar's Ministry of Defense also reported "a number of drone launched from Iran" Thursday, saying all were "successfully intercepted and neutralized."
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President Trump reiterated his calls for NATO allies to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz, telling Politico, “They gotta get guts and go in.”
“Just send your ships up there and enjoy it," the president told Politico in a phone interview after his evening address Wednesday.
Asked why he didn’t outright mention NATO in his address last night, Trump claimed he did so “indirectly.”
“Well, I did indirectly. I talked about the people that use the -- it wasn't a NATO speech, it was a Middle East speech, but I did indirectly. I talked about the Strait, they weren't there,” Trump said.
During his address Wednesday night, Trump repeated his claim that the U.S. doesn’t depend on oil from the Strait like other countries do, saying “we’re there to help our allies.”
