Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday declared full control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that vessels attempting to transit the vital oil and gas shipping route could be at risk from missiles or stray drones.
Singapore’s embassy in Riyadh is exploring a possible land evacuation for Singaporeans in Bahrain as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
The Marcos administration says it is prepared for a possible mass repatriation of Filipinos in the Middle East, but no such order has been issued for now.
The U.S. military said Monday that Kuwait had “mistakenly shot down” three American F-15E Strike Eagles during active combat operations as Iran launched attacks on the country.
The U.S. military said Monday that a fourth American service member has died from injuries sustained during initial strikes involving Iran.
Drum beats, music and chants filled the streets of Uptown Houston on Sunday as more than 1,000 demonstrators — many of them Iranian Americans — gathered to celebrate the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
The United States and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, with Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the country since 1979.
Multiple Israeli officials and a senior U.S. intelligence official told CBS News that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead following a large U.S.-Israeli military operation on Saturday. The report cites a significant joint campaign but offers limited details on the strikes, their targets, or confirmation from Tehran. Iranian state media had not commented publicly on Khamenei’s condition at the time of reporting, and no independent verification of his status was available. The development comes amid long-running tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.
President Donald Trump announced that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes after weeks of failed diplomacy between Washington and Tehran. The report describes the breakdown in talks, the coordinated military operation, international reactions, regional security concerns, and ongoing uncertainty over Iran’s leadership and possible retaliation, based on information released by U.S. officials and media coverage, including a report by Charlie D’Agata.
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, triggering retaliatory missile attacks from Tehran and prompting several countries to partially or fully close their airspace.