Overview
- U.S. Central Command reports more than 1,250 Iranian targets hit in the first 48 hours, including IRGC command nodes, air defenses, missile and drone sites, and military airfields.
- CENTCOM says 11 Iranian vessels in the Gulf of Oman have been destroyed, including a Jamaran-class corvette struck near Chah Bahar that is now sinking at a pier.
- Officials detail a synchronized opening wave involving more than 100 aircraft and two carrier strike groups, with B‑2 bombers flying a 37‑hour round trip from the United States to strike underground facilities.
- Task Force Scorpion Strike employed LUCAS one‑way attack drones in their first confirmed combat use alongside B‑1s, B‑2s, F‑15/16/18/22/35 fighters, A‑10s, MQ‑9s, EA‑18Gs, P‑8s, RC‑135s, HIMARS, destroyers, and carriers.
- U.S. Patriot and THAAD systems and Navy destroyers, joined by allied batteries in Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, have intercepted hundreds of ballistic missiles targeting U.S. and partner forces.