3 US service members killed during Iran operation; Iran, Israel trade strikes
Three U.S. service members were killed and five “seriously wounded” during the United States and Israel’s military operation against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. Several service members also received minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.
“Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing,” U.S. Central Command said. “The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.”
Israel and Iran continued striking each other a day after the U.S. and Israel’s strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as other senior Iranian leaders.
The Associated Press reported that blasts in an area of Tehran where there are government buildings sent a plume of smoke into the sky. According to Iranian officials, more than 200 people have died since the attacks started. At least 115 people were killed when a strike hit a girls’ school in southern Iran, the local governor said on state TV.
Loud explosions were also heard in Tel Aviv, The AP wrote, attributing them to missile impacts or interceptions. Nine people died and dozens were injured during a strike in Beit Shemesh, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the U.S. and Israel crossed a red line, and “the time for final revenge has come.”
“We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg,” Ghalibaf said.
President Donald Trump on Truth Social responded that “THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!”
A new leadership council started working after Khamenei’s death, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday.
This story is developing and will be updated.
Ella Rae Greene, Editor In Chief
