As Iran retaliates, largest US military base in Middle East hit by ballistic missile, Qatar says

No one was injured, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defense.

ByJon Haworth, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, David Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Leah Sarnoff
Last Updated: March 3, 2026, 10:02 PM EST

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with daytime strikes in the joint U.S.-Israel attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

On Sunday, Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.

Iran is responding to the U.S.-Israeli operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and Gulf nations. American diplomatic facilities have also been attacked.

In Lebanon, Israel is intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah militia.

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Key Headlines

Here's how the news is developing.
Mar 02, 2026, 2:17 PM EST

More than half of Americans oppose Trump ordering strikes on Iran: Polls

A CNN poll conducted after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday and Sunday found that 56% of Americans feel a “long-term military conflict between the U.S. and Iran” is very or somewhat likely. The poll found that 59% of Americans disapproved of the U.S. decision to take military action in Iran.

A poll conducted by the Washington Post Sunday found that 52% of Americans opposed President Donald Trump ordering airstrikes on Iran, while 39% of Americans supported it and 9% were unsure.

A U.S. sailor assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 uploads ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford while supporting Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
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Among Republicans, 81% supported Trump ordering strikes while 12% opposed them, according to the Washington Post poll. Among Democrats, 9% supported strikes while 87% opposed them. A 59% majority of independents opposed the strikes while 28% supported them.

-ABC News’ Oren Oppenheim and Emily Guskin

Mar 02, 2026, 1:45 PM EST

State Department advises Americans in Iran to leave now by land

In a security alert released Monday, the State Department advised Americans in Iran to shelter in place, but also said, “if safe to do so, Americans should leave Iran now by land.”

"Be aware the Iranian government may restrict or prevent departures from Iran. U.S.-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports,” the alert said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Mar 02, 2026, 1:41 PM EST

US uses strategic bombers for 2nd night in a row

U.S. Central Command said on social media that B-1 bombers "struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities” on Sunday night. This follows the use of B-2 stealth bombers on Saturday night.

Mar 02, 2026, 12:40 PM EST

18 US service members seriously wounded: CENTCOM

Eighteen U.S. service members have been seriously wounded as part of the military operation against Iran, according to CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins.

Earlier Monday, CENTCOM announced the death of a fourth U.S. service member. Two U.S. officials have told ABC News that the service member was killed in Sunday's attack in Kuwait.

At Monday morning’s Pentagon news conference, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told reporters that the fatalities and injuries had come from an attack on a tactical operations center.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

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