U.S.–Israel Strikes Batter Iran as Pentagon Says IRGC Headquarters Destroyed, Tehran Launches Regional Barrages

Overview

• Washington and Jerusalem opened coordinated operations — Epic Fury and Roaring Lion — hitting targets across Tehran, Isfahan, Qom and more, with Iranian agencies reporting over 200 dead including a high-casualty school strike.
• The Pentagon said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ headquarters was destroyed, and Israel reported hundreds of Iranian military sites struck with operations set to continue.
• Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel and U.S.-linked sites in Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, where interceptions were reported and at least one civilian died from debris in Abu Dhabi.
• U.S. Central Command reported three American service members killed and five critically wounded during the campaign, while Israeli authorities recorded new fatalities and injuries from Iranian missile hits.
• Conflicting claims over Ali Khamenei’s fate — with U.S. and Israeli assertions disputed by Iranian officials — unfolded as airspace closures, widespread flight suspensions and maritime warnings near the Strait of Hormuz broadened the disruption.