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US Iran news LIVE updates: Iranians will begin paying their respects to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from 22:00 on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah, according to state media. The public mourning ceremony will allow people to bid farewell to Khamenei at the large prayer complex in the capital, Tehran. Authorities said the gathering will start late Wednesday night as the country prepares for additional mourning events in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched around 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets on the fifth day of the Middle East war.
“Several hours ago, the 17th wave of Operation Honest Promise 4 was carried out with the launch of 40 missiles by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ aerospace forces toward American and Zionist targets,” a statement broadcast on state television said, without providing further details.
Attack on Lebanese capital
Explosions shook the Lebanese capital as Israel announced a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, with the war spreading across the Middle East into Wednesday.
The United States has so far struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran as part of what it describes as the largest military buildup in the Middle East in a generation, the top American commander in the region said.
“We’ve already struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions. We have severely degraded Iran’s air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones,” Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, said in a video message.
“The first 24 hours of this operation were nearly double the scale” of the first day of shock-and-awe strikes on Iraq in 2003, “and we continue with 24/7 strikes into Iran,” he added.
Middle East conflict intensified
The conflict intensified on Tuesday, with explosions reported in Tehran and in Lebanon, where Israel said it had retaliated against Hezbollah militants.
The American embassy in Saudi Arabia and the US consulate in the United Arab Emirates came under drone attacks. Iran has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel, though most were intercepted.
Eleven people in Israel have been killed since the conflict began.
The Pentagon identified four US Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike on Sunday at a command centre in Kuwait.
Two other service members were also killed in the attack.
‘Broad wave of attacks’ have started: Israeli military
Israel’s military said it had begun a “broad wave of attacks” across Iran, targeting missile launch sites, air defence systems and other infrastructure linked to what it described as the Iranian “terror regime”.
Days after joint US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the conflict shows no signs of easing, pushing West Asia closer to an all-out war.
Tehran has responded with retaliatory attacks on US-linked installations in Gulf countries.
Khamenei’s son selected as successor
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly selected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s next Supreme Leader.
Trump on future of Iran: A leader ‘as bad as’ Khamenei
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the “worst case” would be a new Iranian leader “as bad as” the late Supreme Leader. “I guess the worst case would be, we do this, and then somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person, right?” he told reporters.
Trump also alleged that Iran was “hitting civilian areas” and said Tehran was targeting “countries which have nothing to do with what’s going on.” He claimed he believed Iran would strike first and revealed that he “might have forced Israel’s hand” on launching strikes.
Explosion in Tehran, Mehrabad and retaliation in Tel Aviv
Fresh explosions were reported in Tehran, as well as in the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Urmia, according to Iranian news agencies cited by Reuters.
Israel struck Tehran’s Mehrabad airport after issuing evacuation warnings in parts of the capital. An Iranian air carrier was destroyed on the ground in an Israeli strike on Bushehr airport.
Iran, in turn, launched strikes in the Tel Aviv area, Israel’s military said. First responders reported treating 12 people for injuries, while police confirmed multiple impact sites.
Iran’s foreign ministry rejected talks with the US and Israel, saying it was “standing against evil.” Earlier, Iran targeted the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia with drones. The attack by two drones caused a “limited fire” and minor damage at the US Embassy in Riyadh, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry.
Too late for talks now: Trump
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said it was “too late” for talks. “Their air defence, air force, navy, and leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said: ‘Too late!’” he wrote. The US President had earlier said operations in Iran could last another four to five weeks and that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.”
Briefing members of Congress on ‘Operation Epic Fury,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio was quoted as saying that the “hardest hits are yet to come from the US military”.
Not an endless war: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes would continue but insisted it would not be an “endless war”.
India is closely monitoring the evolving airspace situation across parts of West Asia and its impact on flight operations. So far, 1,221 flights operated by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers have been cancelled due to the conflict.
Indian carriers operated 24 flights
On Tuesday, Indian carriers operated 24 flights, while Emirates and Etihad operated nine flights from the Gulf.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said Indian carriers are planning 58 flights on March 4, including 30 by IndiGo and 23 by Air India and Air India Express. Foreign carriers operating between India and the Gulf are also conducting limited services, subject to operational and airspace considerations.
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Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched around 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets on the fifth day of the Middle East war.
“Several hours ago, the 17th wave of Operation Honest Promise 4 was carried out with the launch of 40 missiles by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ aerospace forces toward American and Zionist targets,” a statement broadcast on state television said, without providing further details.
Attack on Lebanese capital
Explosions shook the Lebanese capital as Israel announced a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, with the war spreading across the Middle East into Wednesday.
The United States has so far struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran as part of what it describes as the largest military buildup in the Middle East in a generation, the top American commander in the region said.
“We’ve already struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions. We have severely degraded Iran’s air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones,” Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, said in a video message.
“The first 24 hours of this operation were nearly double the scale” of the first day of shock-and-awe strikes on Iraq in 2003, “and we continue with 24/7 strikes into Iran,” he added.
Middle East conflict intensified
The conflict intensified on Tuesday, with explosions reported in Tehran and in Lebanon, where Israel said it had retaliated against Hezbollah militants.
The American embassy in Saudi Arabia and the US consulate in the United Arab Emirates came under drone attacks. Iran has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel, though most were intercepted.
Eleven people in Israel have been killed since the conflict began.
The Pentagon identified four US Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike on Sunday at a command centre in Kuwait.
Two other service members were also killed in the attack.
‘Broad wave of attacks’ have started: Israeli military
Israel’s military said it had begun a “broad wave of attacks” across Iran, targeting missile launch sites, air defence systems and other infrastructure linked to what it described as the Iranian “terror regime”.
Days after joint US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the conflict shows no signs of easing, pushing West Asia closer to an all-out war.
Tehran has responded with retaliatory attacks on US-linked installations in Gulf countries.
Khamenei’s son selected as successor
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly selected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s next Supreme Leader.
Trump on future of Iran: A leader ‘as bad as’ Khamenei
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the “worst case” would be a new Iranian leader “as bad as” the late Supreme Leader. “I guess the worst case would be, we do this, and then somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person, right?” he told reporters.
Trump also alleged that Iran was “hitting civilian areas” and said Tehran was targeting “countries which have nothing to do with what’s going on.” He claimed he believed Iran would strike first and revealed that he “might have forced Israel’s hand” on launching strikes.
Explosion in Tehran, Mehrabad and retaliation in Tel Aviv
Fresh explosions were reported in Tehran, as well as in the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Urmia, according to Iranian news agencies cited by Reuters.
Israel struck Tehran’s Mehrabad airport after issuing evacuation warnings in parts of the capital. An Iranian air carrier was destroyed on the ground in an Israeli strike on Bushehr airport.
Iran, in turn, launched strikes in the Tel Aviv area, Israel’s military said. First responders reported treating 12 people for injuries, while police confirmed multiple impact sites.
Iran’s foreign ministry rejected talks with the US and Israel, saying it was “standing against evil.” Earlier, Iran targeted the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia with drones. The attack by two drones caused a “limited fire” and minor damage at the US Embassy in Riyadh, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry.
Too late for talks now: Trump
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said it was “too late” for talks. “Their air defence, air force, navy, and leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said: ‘Too late!’” he wrote. The US President had earlier said operations in Iran could last another four to five weeks and that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.”
Briefing members of Congress on ‘Operation Epic Fury,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio was quoted as saying that the “hardest hits are yet to come from the US military”.
Not an endless war: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes would continue but insisted it would not be an “endless war”.
India is closely monitoring the evolving airspace situation across parts of West Asia and its impact on flight operations. So far, 1,221 flights operated by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers have been cancelled due to the conflict.
Indian carriers operated 24 flights
On Tuesday, Indian carriers operated 24 flights, while Emirates and Etihad operated nine flights from the Gulf.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said Indian carriers are planning 58 flights on March 4, including 30 by IndiGo and 23 by Air India and Air India Express. Foreign carriers operating between India and the Gulf are also conducting limited services, subject to operational and airspace considerations.
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Mar 04, 2026 12:20:55 PM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Israel warns Iran’s next supreme leader will be ‘target for elimination’
US Iran news LIVE updates: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned that whoever is chosen as Iran’s next supreme leader would be considered “a target for elimination.”
Katz made the remarks in a post on X, saying any leader appointed by Iran’s ruling establishment who continues policies aimed at destroying Israel or threatening the United States and its allies would be targeted.
“Every leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime to continue and lead the plan to destroy Israel, to threaten the United States and the free world and the countries of the region, and to suppress the Iranian people — will be a target for elimination,” he wrote.
The statement comes after Israel targeted a building on Tuesday linked to Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting the country’s next supreme leader. Israel said it killed 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a strike on Saturday, an attack that triggered the ongoing conflict.
Mar 04, 2026 11:51:39 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iran Guards say they launched over 40 missiles at US, Israeli targets
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they launched more than 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets as part of retaliatory strikes amid the escalating conflict in the region.
The Guards said the missiles targeted military and strategic sites linked to the United States and Israel, describing the attack as a response to recent strikes on Iranian territory.
The development marks a further escalation in hostilities as Iran and its adversaries continue to exchange attacks across the region.
Mar 04, 2026 11:45:24 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iranians to bid farewell to Khamenei on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iranians will begin bidding farewell to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from 22:00 on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah, state media reported.
The public mourning ceremony will allow people to pay their respects at the large prayer complex in the capital, Tehran.
Authorities said the farewell gathering will begin late Wednesday night as the country prepares for further mourning events.
Mar 04, 2026 11:32:06 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Israel says it struck dozens of Iranian targets, including security sites in Tehran
US Iran news LIVE updates: Israel said it had struck dozens of targets across Iran, including security-related sites in Tehran, as hostilities between the two countries intensified.
The Israeli military said the strikes targeted locations linked to Iran’s security infrastructure in the capital as well as other sites across the country.
The latest attacks come amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, with both sides carrying out strikes that have heightened fears of a broader regional confrontation.
Mar 04, 2026 11:16:02 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Drone shot down near Baghdad airport a day after similar attack
US Iran news LIVE updates: A drone was shot down near Baghdad’s international airport on Wednesday, a day after a similar incident targeted the facility, according to two security sources.
“A drone was downed near Baghdad airport, with no casualties or material damage reported,” an Iraqi security source said. Another security source in Baghdad also confirmed the incident.
The airport complex includes a military base that hosts a US diplomatic facility and had previously housed troops from the US-led coalition.
Mar 04, 2026 10:52:38 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: US strikes Iran ahead of schedule as Israel targets launch sites
US Iran news LIVE updates: The United States launched its assault on Iran earlier than planned, according to the top American commander for the Middle East, as both US and Israeli forces struck targets deep inside Iranian territory while Iran retaliated with attacks across the Gulf.
The five-day conflict has unsettled global markets and severely disrupted travel, with airline and tourism industries grappling with more than 20,000 flight cancellations. Governments have also begun evacuating citizens stranded across the Middle East.
Early Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had initiated a new wave of strikes aimed at Iranian missile launch sites, air defence systems and other key infrastructure.
Mar 04, 2026 10:42:48 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iran Guards claim ‘complete control’ of Hormuz Strait
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that they have “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, warning that ships passing through the key oil and gas shipping route could face risks from missiles or stray drones.
“Currently, the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Islamic Republic’s Navy,” Guards Navy official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said in a statement carried by the Fars news agency.
The warning comes amid rising tensions in the Gulf, where the narrow waterway serves as one of the world’s most important routes for global energy supplies.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US Navy was prepared to escort oil tankers through the strait to ensure safe passage.
Mar 04, 2026 10:17:00 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia intercepts two cruise missiles over Al-Kharj
US Iran news LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles over the Al-Kharj governorate.
Mar 04, 2026 10:03:18 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Four killed in strike on building in eastern Lebanon
US Iran news LIVE updates: Lebanese state media reported that four people were killed after a strike hit a building in eastern Lebanon.
Mar 04, 2026 9:59:54 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iranian Kurdish militias discuss possible attacks on Iran forces with US
US Iran news LIVE updates: Iranian Kurdish militias have held consultations with the United States in recent days over whether, and how, to launch attacks on Iran’s security forces in the country’s western regions, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.
The coalition of Iranian Kurdish groups, based along the Iran–Iraq border in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, has been training for a potential offensive aimed at weakening Iran’s military as the United States and Israel continue bombing Iranian targets.
Mar 04, 2026 9:54:54 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Trump aides brief Congress on US–Israel war with Iran, troop deployment not ruled out
US Iran news LIVE updates: Top national security advisers to US President Donald Trump spent much of Tuesday briefing Congress on the ongoing US–Israel war against Iran, outlining what lawmakers described as a rapidly evolving military operation and leaving open the possibility of deploying American troops.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered classified briefings
Senator Bill Cassidy said, “I don’t think the American people want to see troops on the ground,” the Louisiana Republican told reporters. “They left open that possibility. But it seems not to be something they’re emphasizing.”
Mar 04, 2026 9:51:31 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Trump considers backing militias to topple Iran regime, no final decision yet, claims report
US Iran news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump is considering supporting armed groups seeking to overthrow Iran’s regime but has not yet decided whether to provide them with weapons, training, or intelligence support, US officials told The Wall Street Journal.
According to the report, Trump has spoken with Kurdish leaders and indicated that he would prefer “somebody from within” Iran to lead the country if the current regime falls. “Most of the people we had in mind are dead,” he told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.
Trump has also reportedly raised the “Venezuela model” as a possible template, in which a successor from within the existing political system takes over to maintain stability after the top leader is removed.
Mar 04, 2026 9:33:56 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Rubio’s remarks spark backlash as Trump’s team defends Iran attack
US Iran news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump and his administration moved on Tuesday to regain control of the narrative surrounding the decision to attack Iran after his top diplomat suggested the US acted only after learning about an imminent Israeli strike.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks on Monday drew criticism from Democrats — who argue that only Congress has the authority to declare war — as well as concern among many of Trump’s MAGA supporters.
“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” Rubio said.
“We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” Rubio told reporters.
Mar 04, 2026 9:26:34 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Macron to deploy aircraft carrier to Mediterranean amid war in Middle East
US Iran news LIVE updates: French President Emmanuel Macron said he will send an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean to help secure maritime routes and protect Europe’s economic interests in the region.
The decision comes as energy prices have surged following the US and Israel’s war with Iran, adding pressure to markets already dealing with tight supplies. Macron said France would work to build a coalition aimed at safeguarding maritime routes in the area.
Mar 04, 2026 9:20:17 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE updates: US commander says 2,000 targets hit in Iran
US Iran war news LIVE: Admiral Brad Cooper, who is leading US military forces in the Middle East, said in a video message that “nearly 2,000 targets” had been struck in Iran so far.
“We have severely degraded Iran’s air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones,” he added.
Mar 04, 2026 8:55:50 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Explosions reported in Tehran as Iran war with US and Israel enters fifth day
US Iran news LIVE updates: Explosions were reported in Iran’s capital, Tehran, early Wednesday as the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel entered its fifth day.
Iranian state television said blasts were heard across parts of Tehran as dawn broke. The developments follow earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory attacks launched by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.
Meanwhile, Israel said its air defence systems had been activated after detecting incoming missile fire from Iran.
Mar 04, 2026 8:54:14 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Funerals held in Iran’s Minab after school blast that killed 150
US Iran news LIVE updates: Mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Minab on Tuesday to attend the funerals of victims of an alleged air strike on a school, which Iran has blamed on Israel and the United States, state media reported.
Neither the US nor Israel has confirmed responsibility for the strike. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that the Pentagon was investigating the incident.
Iranian authorities said the explosion in Minab occurred on the first day of the war on Saturday and marked one of the deadliest single incidents involving civilian casualties in the conflict. Iranian officials said 150 people were killed in the blast.
Mar 04, 2026 8:30:33 AM IST
US Iran news LIVE updates: Khamenei’s representative to India says Trump contradicts claim of ‘obliterating’ nuclear programme
US Iran news LIVE updates: Abdul Majeed Hakeem Ilahi, special representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader, has accused US President Donald Trump of contradicting himself by claiming Washington had already destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities and then launching fresh attacks.
In a conversation with ANI, Ilahi said Iran has repeatedly maintained that it is not seeking nuclear weapons, citing religious prohibitions under Islamic law.
“Actually, during the 12 days war with America, several times President Trump announced that they demolish new nuclear powers of Iran. And he said, completely, we demolish it. Why they want to again demolish it? If it was demolished, if it was damaged and finished completely, why they want to attack again? This is something that is not understandable and is not reasonable. What they want?” he said.
Mar 04, 2026 8:16:41 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: Israeli airstrike hits residential building in Lebanon’s Baalbek
US Iran News LIVE updates: An Israeli airstrike struck a four-storey building in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek early Wednesday, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA).
The NNA said that “enemy aircraft targeted a four-storey building at dawn” within a residential complex in Baalbek, an area where Hezbollah maintains a strong presence.
The agency reported “a number of martyrs” and said rescue operations were underway to recover victims from the site.
Mar 04, 2026 7:53:07 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: Israel issues ‘urgent warning’, asks residents to evacuate 16 south Lebanon towns
US Iran News LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Wednesday urged residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to leave immediately, issuing what it described as an “urgent warning” ahead of planned action against Hezbollah militants.
“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately” and move to “open areas,” the military said in a statement shared by its Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee. The notice listed 16 locations near the Lebanon-Israel border.
Mar 04, 2026 7:37:02 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: Operation Epic Fury disrupted Iran’s nuclear missile plans, says Israeli envoy to US
US Iran News LIVE updates: Joint US-Israel strikes under Operation Epic Fury have disrupted Iran’s nuclear missile programme by destroying key command centres, missile launchers and radar sites, Israel’s ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.
Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter said in a video posted on X, “Together with the United States and Epic Fury, we have eliminated most of the radar stations in western Iran, the missile launchers, both surface-to-surface and surface-to-air. Today in Tehran, we took out the fourth of the four command centers, three we took out yesterday, creating chaos within the ranks of the Ayatollah regime. This creates a chink in the chain of command where they’re not able to send messages down the system onto the field, and that’s part of the reason we’re seeing the chaos of the Iranians firing ballistic missiles into all its neighbors all at once”.
He added that a key site targeted on Tuesday was one where Iran allegedly intended to integrate enriched uranium with a missile delivery platform.
“The most important site we took out today was a site where they intended to pair nuclear enriched uranium with a missile delivery system. See, that’s the issue”.
Leiter also referred to remarks by US special envoy Steve Witkoff regarding Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.
“Remember what special envoy Steve Witkoff said just last night in his first meeting with the Iranians. They admitted they have 642 kilograms of enriched uranium at 60%. To go from 60% to 90% would take one week, and that would give them 11 bombs. Then all they’d have to do is pair it with the missile delivery systems, and what they’re doing now would be something we couldn’t prevent,” Leiter said.
Mar 04, 2026 7:32:56 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: Israel strikes Qom building during clerics’ meeting to choose Khamenei successor
US Iran News LIVE updates: Israel struck a building in the Iranian city of Qom where senior clerics had gathered to appoint a successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Israeli security official said.
Khamenei, who had led Iran since 1989, was assassinated on Saturday, prompting the rare convening of the Assembly of Experts, the 88-member constitutional body responsible for selecting the country’s supreme leader.
The council had not met for such a purpose since 1989, when it appointed Khamenei as supreme leader.
Mar 04, 2026 7:23:24 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: US identifies four Army Reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike
US Iran News LIVE updates: The United States identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran, as the Trump administration warned that the escalating conflict could result in further US casualties.
The four soldiers were part of an Iowa-based unit of the US Army Reserve and were among six American service members killed so far in the conflict. They died on Sunday when a drone struck a US military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, according to the US military.
The Pentagon said the soldiers, aged between 20 and 42, served in the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa. The unit is part of the Army’s global logistics and supply network.
Mar 04, 2026 6:51:46 AM IST
US Iran News LIVE updates: Nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran, first 24 hours ‘double’ Iraq 2003 scale, says US commander
US Iran News LIVE updates: “We’ve already struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions. We have severely degraded Iran’s air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones,” Admiral Brad Cooper of US Central Command said in a video message.
“The first 24 hours of this operation were nearly double the scale” of the first day of shock-and-awe strikes on Iraq in 2003, “and we continue with 24/7 strikes into Iran,” he added.
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