As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says
No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.
In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.
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Key Headlines
- Death toll in Lebanon rises to at least 50 killed, over 300 injured: Health officials
- US embassy in Jordan issues shelter-in-place order
- Canadian PM says US-Israeli actions may be 'inconsistent with international law'
- Qatar says Al Udeid Air Base hit by ballistic missile
- Rubio says 'intensity' of attacks on Iran to ramp up
Trump says Iran 'can never have a nuclear weapon'
President Donald Trump called Iran the "world’s number one state sponsor of terror," and said that that they can "never have a nuclear weapon," shortly after U.S. and Israel have launched a joint attack on Iran.
In a video post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran "just recently killed tens of thousands of its own citizens on the street as they protested."
"It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon," Trump said. "I will say it again. They can never have a nuclear weapon."
Trump says 'lives of courageous American heroes may be lost' in Iran strike
President Donald Trump said that "the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties," in a video post on Truth Social early Saturday morning.
"That often happens in war. But we are doing this not for now, we are doing this for the future and it is a noble mission," Trump continued.
Trump cites 'imminent threats' from Iran
In his address, President Donald Trump said: "Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people."
Trump confirms 'major combat operations in Iran'
President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. military began "major combat operations in Iran," in a video posted on his social media platform.