US & Israel Strike Iran: Intense Military Clashes

0:00On March 3rd, the United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran for a fourth straight day after an operation that killed the countries. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kaminayy, a kicked off Saturday morning with the U.S. Operation Epic Fury hitting his compound in Tehran. Israel pouted on with more than 100 aerial attacks over three days, taking out dozens of top Iranian military leaders. Both sides deployed precision-guided weapons like air-launched missiles. Drones up to 2,000 pounds, and sea-and-land-based missiles, including Tomahawks. Iran fired back hard, sending drones and missiles toward Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, and Qatar. Their longest-range missiles can reach up to 2,000 kilometers, enough to threaten spots like Cyprus, but not the UK. The clashes have already claimed six U.S. service members, and saw a drone strike on Britain's RAF base in Cyprus. White data shows dozens of American cargo and refueling planes streaming into the Middle

1:01East, with some routing through UK sites like Diego Garcia. Bases in Germany and Qatar emptied out, while others in Kuwait, Israel, and Jordan filled up. Satellite images reveal damage at key Iranian naval bases near the strait of Hormuz, including fires at Bandar Abbas and a burning ship called the Maqran, Iran's largest vessel. U.S. ships, including the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, patrol the Persian Gulf, with more carriers nearby in the Mediterranean. As these military moves highlight the region's tense balance, the back-and-forth assaults show no signs of slowing, keeping global eyes fixed on the strait and beyond.