Daily brief
The United States and Israel carried out coordinated military strikes against targets in Iran, with some reports indicating the operation was codenamed 'Operation Epic Fury'. Iran retaliated with strikes on neighboring Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, leading several Arab nations to close their airspace and maritime areas. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was reportedly killed in the attacks, according to multiple headlines.
Three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded during a military operation in Iran, marking the first publicly acknowledged U.S. combat fatalities in the conflict. President Donald Trump claimed U.S. forces had sunk nine Iranian warships and that 48 Iranian leaders were killed, claims the U.S. military has not commented on.
Iran launched missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region, damaging Dubai International Airport and the Burj Al Arab hotel, disrupting air travel for nearly 100,000 British travelers and maritime traffic. The UAE and Bahrain reported intercepting hundreds of Iranian projectiles, with three deaths and 58 injuries reported in the UAE.
An Iranian missile strike hit the central Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, killing several people and injuring many others, with one missile reportedly striking a synagogue used as a bomb shelter. Iran also launched missiles toward UK military installations in Cyprus, according to Cypriot and British officials.
Protesters stormed the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, in response to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, with at least nine people killed in clashes with police. A gunman wearing clothing with an Iranian flag emblem killed multiple people in Texas, with the FBI investigating a possible link to the Iran strikes.