U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will hold a press briefing at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday.

According to a release from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), military forces under SOUTHCOM launched a joint operation with Ecuadorian forces against “Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador” on March 3, 2026.

According to a release from the Israel Defense Forces, an Israeli F-35 Adir fighter jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130. This is the first shoot down of a manned fighter jet by an F-35 Adir.

The United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Office has issued a warning about an attack in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the warning, a container ship has reported being hit by an unknown projectile just above the water line causing a fire in the engine room.

The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, sank after an unknown vessel attacked it, according to Sri Lankan officials who responded to the Dena’s mayday calls. Early reports indicated that a foreign submarine struck the vessel while it was on the way back from a defense review in India, but Sri Lankan authorities have since denied such claims. Additional reports of over 100 Iranian sailors missing have also come in but have not yet been confirmed.

U.S. officials have now confirmed that a submarine with the U.S. Navy was responsible for the targeting this morning of the Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka. Over 100 sailors of the Iranian Navy remain missing following the attack, with only 32 being rescued ⁠by the Sri Lankan Navy.

The Israeli Air Force has announced that fighter and strike aircraft targeted Iranian air defense and detection systems at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran early Wednesday.

Per Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a single Mk. 48 torpedo was used to sink the IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Photo from the briefing at the Pentagon detailing strikes from both the U.S. and Israel and strikes from Iran.