Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours
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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Chinese cargo ships cross Strait of Hormuz, MarineTraffic says
Two Chinese container ships that turned back from trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Friday successfully transited the strategic chokepoint on Monday, according to MarineTraffic data published on X.
The ultra-large container vessels are owned by China's state-owned COSCO Shipping company.
MarineTraffic said it was the "first confirmed crossing by a major container carrier since the start of the conflict" which could signal "a potential shift in conditions for commercial shipping."
The two ships that crossed the Strait on Monday were the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean, MarinteTraffix said.
-ABC News' Charlotte Gardiner
IDF reports strikes on northern Israel
The Israel Defense forces said on Monday that rescue and emergency services were responding to the scenes of reported strikes in northern Israel.
The IDF statement came after reports of missile fire from Iran and from the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
Photos and videos from the northern Israeli city of Haifa showed emergency services responding to a fire at an oil refinery.
There were no immediate reports of injuries related to Monday morning's attacks.
IDF says it targeted 40 weapons sites in Tehran over past 2 days
The Israel Defense Forces said on Monday that it struck around 40 sites across Tehran over the previous two days, which it alleged were involved in weapons research and production.
The IDF claimed that among the sites targeted were facilities used for the assembly of anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles and ballistic missiles.
IDF launches strikes in Beirut
The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Monday that it launched fresh strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut targeting what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure.