Overview
- CENTCOM said three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded, with additional troops treated for minor injuries as Operation Epic Fury continues.
- U.S. forces reported striking more than 1,000 targets, including an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette now sinking at a Gulf of Oman pier, and B-2 bombers hit ballistic missile facilities.
- Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel and U.S.-linked sites across the Gulf, with Israeli officials reporting nine dead in Beit Shemesh and authorities citing fatalities and damage in the UAE and Kuwait.
- Tehran announced a temporary leadership council after state media said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, with officials indicating a successor could be chosen within days.
- The IRGC claimed a strike on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which CENTCOM denied, and Iranian officials reported severe civilian casualties including a girls’ school in Minab as verification remains difficult.