Iran strikes: US says 'no reports' of American casualties

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The US military said on Saturday that it had received no reports of combat casualties after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation for a major US-Israeli attack. "Following the initial wave of U.S. and partner strikes, CENTCOM forces successfully defended against hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks. There have been no reports of U.S. casualties or combat-related injuries," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. "Damage to U.S. installations was ‌minimal and has ‌not impacted operations," the statement added, in referene to the attacks on infrastructure in several US instalations in Gulf states. It said the US began striking targets in Iran on Saturday "to dismantle the Iranian regime's security apparatus, prioritizing locations that posed an imminent threat." "The President ordered bold action, and our brave Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen are answering the call," said CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper. The statement said targets included Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. The statement also added that one-way attack drones had been used in combat for the first time. 'Take your destiny': Trump addresses Iranians amid strikesTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Trump announces Ayatollah's death Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike this morning, US President Donald Trump said.In a post on his Truth Social network, Trump labeled Khamenei "one of the most evil people in history." "He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that could have been killed along with him, could do," Trump said. Trump said that he is hearing that many of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), "Military and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us." "Hopefully the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves," the president said. He said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week, or as long as necessary to achieve our objective of" peace in the Middle East and the world. Meanwhile, theUnited States' State Department said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not travel to Israel on Monday amid increasing military escalation between the two allies and Iran. "Due to current circumstances, Secretary Rubio will no longer travel to Israel on March 2," State Department official Dylan Johnson said in a post on X. Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah