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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured.” Khamenei released his first public comments on Thursday since he succeeded his slain father, but did not appear in person. @Reuters

@idreesali114 @phildstewart Parnell said eight seriously wounded service members were receiving the highest level of medical care. Reuters could not determine the types of injuries and whether they include traumatic brain injuries, which are common after exposure to blasts.

@idreesali114 @phildstewart In a statement after Reuters published its report, the Pentagon estimated the figure to be approximately 140 wounded and said the vast majority of them were minor. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said 108 of the wounded service members had already returned to duty.

As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Exclusive from @idreesali114 and @phildstewart

SCOOP: The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government NOT to repatriate the survivors ​from the Iranian warship it sank this week to Tehran, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship ‌that is in Sri Lankan custody, per an internal State Dept cable seen by Reuters.

U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, officials tell Reuters. W/@phildstewart

SCOOP! U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation w/@idreesali114

Trump seeks to justify Iran war, but stated objectives shift reuters.com/world/trump-sa…

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sought to justify a broad, open-ended war on Iran, offering his most ​extensive public comments yet on an operation whose stated aims and timeline have shifted since it began over the weekend.

DUBAI/TEL AVIV - Explosions tore through Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday and financial markets around the world slid at the prospect of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies from the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Iran and its proxies could target the U.S. with attacks in response to the Saturday killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israeli and U.S. strikes, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment reviewed by Reuters.

Brushing off Trump criticism, UK's Starmer defends actions over Iran reuters.com/world/europe/t…

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his actions in the Middle East on Monday, ​brushing off President Donald Trump's criticism of Britain for not joining strikes against Iran by saying his decisions were guided by law and the "national interest".

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday accused the United States and Israel of trying to bring about regime change in Iran and of seeking to sabotage what it called the process of normalising relations between Tehran and its Arab neighbours.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - A fourth U.S. service member has died of injuries sustained in the U.S. operation in Iran, Central Command said on Monday. The service member had been wounded during Iran’s initial attacks and succumbed to their injuries, it said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people familiar with the matter said. reuters.com/world/us/penta…

KUWAIT CITY, March 2 (Reuters) - Kuwait's air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

DUBAI/TEL AVIV - The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, while Tehran fired missiles and drones at Israel, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus.