F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with the “Tophatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), and “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-151), assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the Arabian Sea for strikes against Iran on Sunday, March. 1, 2026.

Hezbollah has accepted responsibility for tonight’s rocket and drone attack against Northern Israel, stating that it is retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israeli strikes now against the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, as retaliation against Hezbollah for several rocket launches tonight against Northern Israel.

Strikes by the Israeli Air Force have targeted a number of high-rise residential buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Sirens sound as both interceptions and explosions are reported over Kuwait.

The Israeli Air Force is continue to strike targeted in the Dahieh suburb of Southern Beirut.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior reports that an Asian worker was killed and two others seriously injured when falling debris from an intercepted missile struck a foreign ship in Salman Industrial City, starting a fire which has since been extinguished.

Despite senior officials with the Trump Administration publicly telling reporters Saturday that the United States chose to attack Iran because it had received indications that the Islamic Republic was planning to cause a potential mass casualty situation, by preemptively launching missile attacks against U.S. bases in the Middle East. Pentagon briefers acknowledged to congressional staff in a briefing Sunday that Iran was not planning to strike U.S. forces or bases in the region unless Israel attacked Iran first, undercutting one of the administration’s main argument for strikes against Iran, according to multiple people who attended the briefing and spoke to CNN.

CENTCOM released footage of a number of strikes on Iranian Su-22Ms and one-way attack drones at bases in Southern Iran.

The Israel Defense Force has ordered the evacuation of over 50 towns and villages across Southern Lebanon, following the launch of several rockets earlier tonight by Hezbollah against Northern Israel and retaliatory strikes by Israel on Beirut. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 appears to have once again collapsed, after the latest ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon signed in November 2024.

Panic is spreading across Southern Lebanon, as residents, many who have only returned to their towns and villages within the last year, once again flee from their homes due to evacuation orders issued by Israel due to the potential of a looming full-scale renewed conflict with Hezbollah.

During a phone interview tonight with ABC News, President Trump stated regarding the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first.” Appearing to reference a number of reported attempts by Iranian intelligence services to have him killed, most recently during his campaign in 2024.

Asked about who he had in mind now to lead Iran after the death of Khamenei, Trump said that all his picks had been already been killed, telling ABC News, “The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates. It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead.” Possibly suggesting a level of miscommunication or disagreement on targets between Israel and the United States.

Mohammad Raad, the Head of Hezbollah's Parliamentary Council and leading member of the Hezbollah faction in the Lebanese Parliament, is believed to have been eliminated in an Israeli airstrike earlier tonight on the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

Clashes between Pro-Iranian demonstrators and Iraqi Security Forces are continuing to escalate tonight in Baghdad, as both supporters of Iran and Iranian militants attempt to storm the “Green Zone” and reach the U.S. Embassy Compound. Both sides have been observed using live-ammunition, with several deaths being reported among the demonstrators gathered outside the Green Zone.

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which includes the Continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, has instructed bases and other military facilities across the country to implement updated installation access procedures, effective March 1, which includes the suspension of the Trusted Traveler Program, increased security measures and inspections at all entrances, and 100% ID Check, as a precaution due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Sirens and explosions continue to be heard this morning over Kuwait.

Iraqi Security Forces fire tear gas and flash bangs earlier tonight at large crowds of Pro-Iranian demonstrators outside of the “Green Zone” in Baghdad.

Initial reports of a possible friendly fire incident over Kuwait involving an F-15 with the U.S. Air Force.

Footage of an F-15 falling out of the sky this morning over Kuwait, in an apparent “friendly fire” incident involving the U.S. Air Force.

Another angle of this morning’s crash of an apparent shot down F-15 by “friendly fire” over Kuwait.

Alleged footage showing the pilot of the F-15 that crashed this morning in a “friendly fire” incident over Kuwait, lying in the trunk of a car appearing to have suffered at least minor injuries.