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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Trump expected to give operational update on war in evening address, White House official says
President Donald Trump will give an “operational update on the progress of Operation Epic Fury” during his remarks to the nation at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, a White House official told ABC News.
Trump will reiterate the two to three week timetable for concluding the operation, the official said.
Trump will “highlight” the military’s success in achieving its goals, including destroying Iran’s ballistic missiles, annihilating their Navy, ensure terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region, and guarantee Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon, the official said.
-ABC News' Selina Wang
Iranian official denies Trump ceasefire claim, calls it ‘false and baseless’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the country’s president had requested a ceasefire, calling it “false and baseless,” state TV reported.
Iran continues to fire missiles, drones, Gulf countries say
Iran has continued to fire dozens of drones and multiple missiles at Israel and Gulf countries across the region Wednesday.
Fifteen drones and three cruise missiles were "addressed" but one projectile struck a fuel tank at Kuwait's International Airport, Kuwait's army said in a post on X.
Air defense in the United Arab Emirates "engaged" five ballistic missiles and 35 drones from Iran, the Ministry of Defense said in post on social media.
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense announced it downed more than 10 Iranian drones overnight in a post on X.
These missile interceptions come as Qatar announced an oil tanker in its territorial waters was hit by an Iranian drone Wednesday.
Trump says Iran's 'new regime president' asked for ceasefire
President Donald Trump said that Iran's "new regime president" asked for a ceasefire, calling him "much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors," in a post on social media.
"We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!" Trump said.