What to Know
- The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was struck by drones as Iran retaliates with strikes across the Middle East.
- U.S. ordered nonemergency personnel in Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar to leave.
- President Donald Trump has said wars can be fought “forever” with America’s stock of munitions, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed the conflict would not be “endless” and the U.S. goal is not regime change.
- Iran’s Red Crescent said nearly 800 people were killed in the strikes. Six U.S. service members died in action as Iran fired back and 10 people were killed in Israel as Iran fired back.
- Some flights have resumed in the Middle East but thousands remain stranded after days of cancellations and air space closures
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