Overview
- Reporters at Joint Base Andrews pressed President Trump Monday about his earlier claim that the war would last "four or five weeks," and he replied that the mission has expanded from a limited strike to "ending" Iran's relevant capabilities.
- U.S. Central Command confirmed three American service members have died after Iranian strikes in and around Jordan, and U.S. forces carried out additional strikes that the president said were to honor the fallen.
- Iran reported it fired missiles at two U.S. military bases in Kuwait and said its attacks hit transport infrastructure and civilian sites, including an under-construction nuclear power plant, though those claims are reported by Iranian officials.
- A preliminary agreement to halt fighting has collapsed and formal negotiations have failed, leaving both sides locked in a dangerous confrontation focused on the Strait of Hormuz.
- The president's change in stated objectives drew immediate outrage on social media and sharp political criticism, a shift that increases pressure on the administration and complicates any near-term return to diplomacy while raising the risk of wider economic and military fallout.