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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Mar 03, 2026, 11:01 AM EST

Netanyahu: 'We will continue to do what is necessary to protect ourselves'

Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah inside Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday.

"The Lebanese government needs to understand, and the Lebanese people need to understand, that Hezbollah is dragging them into a war that is not theirs, just because of the death of that mass murderer they have nothing to do with," Netanyahu said. "They need to take care of themselves, and they should do so as soon as possible. We will continue to do what is necessary to protect ourselves."

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.
Hussein Malla/AP

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller

Mar 03, 2026, 9:29 AM EST

At least 40 killed in Lebanon by Israeli strikes, health ministry says

At least 40 people have been killed and 246 others have been injured in Lebanon by Israeli strikes over the last 48 hours, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.

Mar 03, 2026, 9:07 AM EST

Video shows US striking Iranian missile launchers

CENTCOM has posted new video of the U.S. striking missile launchers. The military says it's also going after "command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields."

-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty

Mar 03, 2026, 8:25 AM EST

Imminent threat of drone, missile attacks in Dhahran in Saudi Arabia: State Department

The State Department is warning of an “imminent” threat of missile and drone attacks over Dhahran in Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Consulate personnel are sheltering in place, the alert said, and all Americans in Dhahran are urged to shelter in place, too.

-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston

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