BREAKING: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its carrier strike group are cutting short their deployment in the Baltic Sea to redeploy to the eastern Mediterranean.

Source: BFMTV

NEW: UAE announces closure of its embassy in Tehran and withdrawal of its ambassador from Iran.

U.S. and Israeli forces struck Gandhi Hospital in Tehran.

U.S. envoy to the UN, Mike Waltz, reacts to the deaths of three American soldiers in the conflict with Iran.

CENTCOM:

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed more than 1,000 Americans over the past 47 years.

Yesterday, a large-scale U.S. strike cut off the head of the snake.

America has the most powerful military on earth, and the IRGC no longer has a headquarters.

French President Macron:

The missile and drone attacks launched in response by Iran, in a totally disproportionate and indiscriminate manner, have struck facilities and numerous civilian targets among our partners and allies in the region.

French President Macron on Iran:

In the United Arab Emirates, a hangar at our base adjacent to the Emirati base was hit in a drone attack that targeted the port of Abu Dhabi.

The damage is purely material and limited.

There are no injuries to report.

Israeli airstrike on Iranian air defence system.

White House:

Today, President Trump has spoken with the leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE.

Israeli strikes hit a hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters.

The broadcast antenna appears unstable after an Israeli strike on Iran’s broadcasting offices.

Iran has reportedly struck Haifa.

U.S. official to Al Jazeera:

The three American soldiers who were killed died in an Iranian attack on Kuwait.

Only one in four Americans support U.S. strikes on Iran, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds.

Iran has launched more missiles at Israel.

The Israeli government has approved extending the state of emergency until March 12.

Source: N12

CENTCOM update on "Operation Epic Fury."

IRGC:

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has withdrawn from its position after being targeted with four cruise missiles.

Trump on Iran:

We expect casualties with something like this.

We have three, but we expect casualties, but in the end it’s going to be a great deal for the world.

Source: NBC News

Trump on Iran:

There are many outcomes that are good. Number one is decapitating them, getting rid of their whole group of killers and thugs.

And there are many, many outcomes. We could do the short version or the longer version.

Source: NBC News

Trump said Iranian officials “want to talk” with the U.S. and “are talking,” but did not say who is involved or what the discussions are about.

Source: NBC News