U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Sunday (March 1, 2026) to avenge the deaths of three U.S. troops in a war he launched on Iran as he acknowledged more casualties were likely. As part of U.S.-Israeli joint attack on Iran, U.S. military on Sunday (March 1, 2026) announced it had destroyed the headquarters of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard force.
An Iranian missile strike in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh on Sunday (March 1, 2026) has killed at least nine people, first responders said. Another 28 were injured, they added. Responding to the Iranian attack on army bases in Gulf countries, France, Germany and the U.K. said on Sunday (March 1, 2026) they were ready to defend their interests and those of its allies in the Gulf if necessary by taking “defensive action” against Iran.
Iran named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to its interim leadership council, which will be at the helm of the country following the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday (March 1, 2026). The interim council, which will also include the President and the head of the judiciary, will lead the country until the Assembly of Experts “elects a permanent leader as soon as possible”.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday (March 1, 2026) that the killing of Mr. Khamenei was a “declaration of war against Muslims”.
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