US Launches Military Strikes on Iran, Feds Investigate Terrorism Ties in TX Shooting: AM Update 3/2
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, March 2nd, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
We have hit hundreds of targets in Iran, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, Iranian air defense systems.
The U.S. military launching a joint operation with Israel over the weekend aiming to wipe out Iranian military capabilities. Lawmakers weighing in on the strikes as the potential for another Middle East quagmire looms.
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President Trump yesterday afternoon posting a video update to his social media.
We have hit hundreds of targets. in Iran, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, Iranian air defense systems. Just now, it was announced that we knocked out nine ships, plus their naval building, all in a matter of literally minutes. Iran's formerly supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, is dead. This wretched and vile man had the blood of hundreds and even thousands of Americans on his hands. The entire military command is gone as well. and many of them want to surrender into saving their lives. Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved.
Ayatollah Khamenei was the supreme leader of Iran since 1989. In addition to Khamenei, Israeli strikes taking out more than 40 top Iranian regime and security officials in the first wave of the attack, according to multiple reports. Some of those officials reportedly include the head of National Defense Council Ali Shamkhani and Defense Minister Aziz Nazirzadeh. Reports Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had also been killed have not yet been confirmed. Four American B-2 bombers reportedly dropping dozens of 2,000-pound bombs on Iranian ballistic missile facilities, while U.S. naval forces struck additional targets at sea. U.S. military forces carrying out 900 strikes in the first 12 hours of the operation alone.
President Trump addressing the nation early Saturday morning, shortly after combat operations began.
Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.
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0:02–10:46
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What happened during Operation Epic Fury and who was targeted in Iran?
10:46–12:37
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How did President Trump and U.S. officials describe the scope and goals of the strikes?
12:37–18:30
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Which Iranian leaders and military sites were reportedly killed or damaged?
18:30–22:14
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