How is the situation 24 hours after the US strikes Iran? Latest news summary

On February 28, Beijing time, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, which retaliated against Israel and attacked multiple U.S. military bases in the Middle East with missiles.

What is the situation 24 hours after the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran? Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has been killed in an attack, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran claims to have attacked 27 U.S. military bases and the Israeli military command center... Let's look at the latest news.

The U.S. and Israel launch a "decapitation" strike against Iran

On March 1, local time, reporters learned that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed during the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran on the morning of February 28. According to Iranian sources, Khamenei was performing his duties at the time. Iran announced a 40-day national mourning period starting from March 1 local time.

△ Khamenei (file photo)

On March 1, Iran announced that following the martyrdom of Supreme Leader Khamenei, the country would be led by President Pezeshkian, the Minister of Justice, and a jurist from the Guardian Council. On March 1, reporters learned that the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and advisor to the Supreme Leader, Larijani, stated that a temporary leadership committee would be established on March 1.

On February 28, according to two anonymous U.S. officials, about 40 Iranian officials, including the Iranian Defense Minister, were killed in the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. On March 1, reporters learned that the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Pakpour, and the Secretary of the Iranian Defense Council, Shamkhani, were killed in the February 28 U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. On that day, Iran confirmed that the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Mousavi, had also died.

Earlier on the 1st, sources close to the Supreme Leader's office reported that four relatives of Khamenei, including his daughter and son-in-law, were among the casualties.

Multiple locations in Iran attacked, hundreds dead

Reporters learned that the Israel Defense Forces announced a new round of strikes against Iran's ballistic missile launchers and air defense systems in the early hours of the 1st.

At 4:03 AM local time on the 1st (8:33 AM Beijing time), reporters heard several loud explosions in Tehran, with the sounds coming from the northeast of the city.

Previously, an elementary school and a gymnasium in Iran were attacked, resulting in casualties.

On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military strike against Iran, targeting an elementary school in the city of Minab, Hormozgan Province. According to Iranian media reports on the 1st, the death toll from the attacked Iranian elementary school has risen to 148, with another 95 injured.

According to multiple Iranian media reports on February 28, a gymnasium in the southern city of Ramhormoz was hit during the airstrikes launched by Israel and the U.S., resulting in the deaths of up to 20 female volleyball players. Earlier reports indicated that minors were present in the gymnasium at the time of the airstrike.

Iran: Has attacked 27 U.S. military bases and the Israeli military command center

On March 1, reporters learned that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated that the "most intense offensive operation in history" was about to begin, targeting Israeli and U.S. bases.

According to Iranian sources on March 1, missiles from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit the Israeli military command center. Images released by Iran show that the headquarters building of the Israeli military command center was attacked and caught fire early that morning. The Israeli side has not yet responded to this.

△ Images released by Iran show the Israeli military command center headquarters building was attacked and caught fire

Around 8 AM local time on March 1, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued announcement number 6. The announcement stated that Iran had launched the sixth wave of "Real Commitment 4," with large-scale missile and drone strikes against Israeli and U.S. military bases in the region.

The announcement indicated that 27 U.S. military bases in the region, as well as the Israeli military's command center in Hakirya and a large defense industrial park in Tel Aviv, were all attacked.

Additionally, according to Iranian sources on March 1, Iran launched an attack on a U.S. military base in northern Iraq that day.

On the morning of March 1, thick black smoke was seen over the Erbil Air Base in Iraq, which houses a U.S. military unit.

Trump: If Iran launches fierce actions

The U.S. will retaliate with "unprecedented force"

On March 1, local time, U.S. President Trump posted on a social media platform stating: "Iran has just announced that they will launch fierce actions today, stronger than ever before. They better not do it, because if Iran does, we will respond with unprecedented force."

UAE, Qatar, and other countries attacked

Regional situation escalates

So far, several neighboring countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, have been affected by this military strike.

UAE

On February 28, due to Iranian missile attacks, a hotel on the famous landmark Palm Jumeirah in Dubai caught fire. In the early hours of March 1, Dubai International Airport's terminal was attacked, with videos showing airport personnel conducting emergency evacuations. Also on the morning of the 1st, the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai was attacked and caught fire, waking many hotel guests from the loud explosions, who rushed to safety through emergency exits.

Bahrain

On the 28th, multiple air defense alarms sounded in the capital Manama, and loud explosions were heard in the Juffair area where the U.S. military base is located. The Bahraini Ministry of Interior reported that several residential buildings in Manama were damaged in the attacks.

Kuwait

In the area of Kuwait International Airport, a drone attack occurred on the evening of February 28, damaging the new terminal project at Terminal 2, with no reports of casualties. Reporters learned from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health that multiple rounds of attacks on February 28 had resulted in at least 12 injuries within Kuwait.

Qatar

In Qatar, attacks launched by Iran have resulted in 8 injuries. The Qatari Ministry of Defense stated on the evening of the 28th that Qatar was attacked by a total of 65 missiles and 12 drones that day, most of which were successfully intercepted, but 2 missiles hit the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and 1 drone hit a radar facility in Qatar.

Iraq

After the U.S. and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on February 28, Iraq announced the closure of its airspace. Multiple Iran-aligned Shiite militia groups within Iraq stated that if the U.S. uses military bases in Iraq to support attacks on Iran, they will directly target U.S. assets in the Kurdish region of Erbil.

Jordan

As the regional situation suddenly escalates, the Jordanian armed forces are now on high alert. Due to the closure of airspace by several neighboring countries, Jordan has also suspended some flights and advised travelers to check flight information in a timely manner.