Overview
- Gen. Dan Caine said additional U.S. forces are arriving under CENTCOM, as the campaign against Iran scales up.
- Officials confirmed four U.S. troops were killed after an Iranian missile hit a command center in Kuwait, with 18 wounded.
- U.S. Central Command said Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American F-15Es during active combat; all six aircrew survived.
- Pentagon briefers detailed opening strikes on more than 1,000 targets using coordinated air, sea, cyber and space operations, including B-2 sorties and Tomahawk launches.
- An Associated Press tally cited 555 Iranian deaths as of Monday morning, while U.S. leaders outlined goals to crush Iran’s missile capacity, degrade its navy and block a nuclear pathway, warning the fight will take time.