US and Israel launched major strikes on Iran. CENTCOM released video footage of military operations. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died. He was 86. Iranian state media reported his death after the joint attack.

A fourth U.S. service member has been killed in the U.S. military operation against Iran, officials said early Monday. In a post on the social platform X, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said that the number of service members “killed in action” had risen to four.

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Central Command, the Israeli Defense Forces, a map with confirmed Iranian retaliation strikes and information on the death of Iran’s sectarian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Operation Epic Fury, as Washington is calling the campaign, began at 9:45 a.m. Tehran time on Feb. 28 and involved a sustained array of strikes from land, air and sea, including what Israel called its largest ever mission, with roughly 200 fighters in the air. Israel said more than 1,200 munitions were fired by its fighters in the opening day.

The Tampa-based command is leading a new center in Israel. Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, speaks alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command during a news conference ...

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