The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military offensive against Iran’s military and key leaders earlier this week. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who served as the second Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989, was killed in a coordinated strike. The campaign has involved thousands of air and missile strikes across Iranian territory targeting command centers and defense sites.
Iran has responded with retaliatory strikes against Israel and allied military bases across the Gulf, including in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Israel has expanded the campaign into Lebanon. Six U.S. servicemembers have been killed thus far and as of press time, the conflict is escalating.
