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Overview
- President Donald Trump announced “large combat operations,” with Washington dubbing the campaign Operation Epic Fury and Israel describing a preventive strike under its Roaring Lion plan.
- Explosions were reported in Tehran and several Iranian cities including Isfahan, Tabriz, Kermanshah and Qom, with local reports citing strikes near Mehrabad airport and government sites.
- Iran launched missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military facilities across the Gulf, with reports of impacts in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, including installations tied to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
- Casualty figures remain disputed and unverified, including an Iranian judicial report of 85 deaths in a strike on a school in Minab, as airspaces closed and civilians were urged to shelter.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was moved to a secure location, while the EU, Russia and Brazil issued stark warnings or condemnations, and the United Nations Security Council was called to an urgent session.