The US-Israel-Iran conflict entered its second day on March 1st. According to the US Central Command, as of 9:30 AM Eastern Time on the 1st, 3 US soldiers have died in military operations against Iran, and another 5 are seriously injured.
China News Service reported that on February 28th, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, during which Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed. Iran subsequently retaliated, attacking 27 US military bases in the Middle East and launching ballistic missiles at the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.
US Destroys 9 Iranian Navy Vessels
US President Trump posted on social media at noon on the 1st, stating that the US military has destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian naval vessels and is pursuing the remaining vessels. In another strike, the US military "basically destroyed the headquarters of the Iranian navy."
According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency on the 1st, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued its 7th statement, claiming Iran launched 4 ballistic missiles at the "Lincoln" carrier.
In response, US Central Command denied this on social media, saying that the missiles fired by Iran did not even come close to the "Lincoln" carrier. The "Lincoln" is still continuously launching carrier-based aircraft.
Destruction of Revolutionary Guard Headquarters
US Central Command also said that since the start of military operations against Iran, the US military has struck over 1,000 targets, including the destruction of the headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The US military also deployed multiple B-2 stealth strategic bombers carrying 2,000-pound bombs to strike heavily fortified Iranian ballistic missile facilities.
In addition, AFP reported that Trump said on the 1st that he expects military action against Iran to last four weeks.
Trump told the UK’s "Daily Mail": "This has always been a four-week process. We think it will last about four weeks or so."
He said: "It (Iran) is strong, it’s a big country, it will go on for four weeks, or maybe shorter."