US EditionTrump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran
The coordinated offensive targeted Iranian military infrastructure and leadership during a major regional escalation, with Iran retaliating and three US service members killed, officials said.
- Sunday, United States President Donald Trump said 48 Iranian leaders were killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes after the campaign launched Saturday.
- Planned for months, U.S. and Israeli intelligence tracked targets and seized a rare Tehran meeting vulnerability on Saturday.
- U.S. Central Command reported sinking an Iranian warship at a Gulf of Oman dock and destroying nine Iranian naval ships; CENTCOM later confirmed three American service members killed and five seriously wounded.
- Following the strikes, Iranian authorities confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran launched hundreds of missile and drone attacks, closing regional airports including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.
- Trump said Iran's new leadership signalled willingness to negotiate and that operations are ongoing, with remaining Iranian naval vessels to be sunk soon and the conflict envisaged to last four weeks.
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