Trump says Iran operation could take "four weeks or less," 3 U.S. troops killed

 

What to know about Day 2 of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran

• The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that three U.S. service members have been killed in the war with Iran, the first American casualties of the operation. CBS News has learned that the casualties occurred among American personnel based in Kuwait. 
• President Trump released a video message saying the military operation will continue "until all of our objectives are achieved" and that more casualties are possible. In an interview, he said it could "take four weeks or less." Mr. Trump said he's agreed to speak with Iran and that the military operation is proceeding "ahead of schedule."
• Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with about 40 other senior members of the Islamic Republic's regime in the initial onslaught. Intelligence gathered over months by the CIA and shared with Israeli counterparts led to the missile strike that killed Khamenei, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. 
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's strikes on Iran "will increase even more in the coming days."
  
  



U.N. nuclear watchdog chief: No signs any nuclear installations in Iran have been hit

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Monday that "up to now," the International Atomic Energy Agency has "no indication that any of the nuclear installations, including the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Tehran Research Reactor or other nuclear fuel cycle facilities" in Iran have been damaged or hit.

Iran's IAEA ambassador claimed U.S. and Israeli forces had attacked the Natanz nuclear enrichment complex south of Tehran on Sunday.

Addressing a special session of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, he said the IAEA continues to try to contact the Iranian nuclear regulatory authorities via the IAEA's Incident and Emergency Center "with no response so far," given the limitations in communications caused by the conflict.

Grossi urged military restraint, warning that Iran and many other countries in the region that have been targeted militarily have "operational nuclear power plants and nuclear research reactors, as well as associated fuel storage sites," which increases the threat to nuclear safety.

So far, he said, "no elevation of radiation levels above the usual background levels has been detected in countries bordering Iran."

But, he added, "We cannot rule out a possible radiological release with serious consequences, including the necessity to evacuate areas as large or larger than major cities," Reuters reported.



555 killed in Iran since war began, Red Crescent says

A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent said Monday.

"Following the Zionist-American terrorist attacks carried out in various regions of our country, 131 cities have been affected to date and, regrettably, 555 of our compatriots have been killed," the humanitarian group said in a post on Telegram.



Several U.S. fighter jets crashed in Kuwait, but all pilots survived, Kuwait says

Several U.S. warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday, but all crew members survived, the country's defense ministry said on social media.

A ministry spokesperson said authorities launched search and rescue operations and evacuated the crews to hospitals, adding that they were in stable condition.

He said the U.S. and Kuwait are conducting a joint investigation into the cause of the crashes.

Earlier, the spokesperson said Kuwaiti Air Defense Forces had intercepted several "hostile aerial targets."