What happened over the last night can be briefly summarized as follows.
The Israeli army reported the completion of an operation to eliminate key Iranian leaders and their allies. The list included 15 individuals, among them Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, IRGC Commander Hossein Salami, Chief of Staff of Iran Abd al-Rahim Mousavi, as well as leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah — Muhammad and Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasrallah, respectively.
According to information received from Iranian sources, seven generals were killed as a result of attacks by Israel and the USA, five of whom served in the IRGC.
IDF confirmed that strikes were carried out on IRGC headquarters, Iranian intelligence, as well as the Iranian Air Force and other command posts in Tehran.
Additionally, a strike was carried out on the main headquarters of the Iranian state television and radio broadcasting — the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
More than 1,000 Iranian facilities were destroyed in the first 24 hours of the operation, according to the US Central Command. The Centcom report listed the American military assets that were involved, including stealth bombers, drones, and fighter jets.
Among the targets of the attacks were command centers, ballistic missile storage sites, and the joint headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran.
The IRGC reported that as a result of a strike with two missiles on an American facility in Bahrain, at least 560 US soldiers were killed or injured, and the US base Ali al-Salem in Kuwait was completely incapacitated.
Additionally, a drone attacked an oil rig of the UAE in the Persian Gulf.
Donald Trump addressed the Iranian military, urging them to surrender: "I call on the IRGC and the police to lay down their arms. Otherwise, you will be destroyed," he stated.
According to him, the USA will continue its attacks until all operation objectives are achieved, asserting that the Iranian regime poses a threat to every American due to its nuclear potential.
Leaders of Germany, France, and the UK issued a joint statement expressing their readiness to take "proportional defensive measures" against Iran. They warned of the possibility of military action if Tehran continues to attack their allies in the Middle East.
Iranian media report that Tehran attacked an American base in Iraq.
It is also reported that Iran struck civilian and residential targets in the Persian Gulf countries, according to statements from the Gulf Cooperation Council, which is prepared to take measures for its defense.
The United Arab Emirates is closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling its ambassador, as announced by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The UAE authorities also announced the suspension of trading on the exchanges in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on March 2 and 3 due to the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, Reuters reports.
CNN published satellite images of the port in Dubai, showing the aftermath of recent attacks. Dubai authorities reported a fire that occurred in the port the night before.
