Pope Leo said he has seen the letter from the parents of more than 100 children killed in the strike, which a preliminary inquiry found resulted from a mistake by the U.S. military.

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

Stopping Iran’s production of drones is critical to opening the Strait of Hormuz and halting its attacks on Gulf nations. But can it be done?

The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.

The current restrictions on the internet in Iran are coinciding with Nowruz, the observance of the Persian New Year.

There are several ways the United States could attempt to reopen the waterway, all of which carry substantial risks.

The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.

Satellite images show how Iran has tried to bolster its defenses at parts of the Isfahan nuclear facility.

The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.

Some residents described the strikes overnight Monday into Tuesday as among the worst they had experienced since the war started.

Many in Iran feel helpless in the face of their entrenched system, and some are becoming increasingly embittered by the fierce American and Israeli bombardment.

Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a close confidant of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran was determined to avenge the killing of the leader.

Israel said one of its F-35 fighter jets, known as an Adir, had downed another crewed plane over Tehran, the Iranian capital. Iran did not immediately comment.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said responsibility for a strike on an Iranian girls’ school was under investigation.