U.S. Central Command said Sunday that in the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, American forces have used more than 20 types of aircraft, ships, missiles and other weapons systems to hit more than 1,000 targets.

The US military has acknowledged that Iranian air attacks may still reach their targets despite efforts to dominate the airspace. As tensions escalate, the military prepares for a conflict possibly lasting weeks.

Trump administration officials told lawmakers during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill Tuesday that Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses will not be able to intercept them all,

As Iranian missiles targeted US-linked sites across the Gulf, the UAE’s missile shield was activated in real time.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets despite U.S. air superiority over Iran.

Struck by the success of large-scale, low-cost drone attacks, the US made covert efforts to capture Iranian Shahed-136s for technical analysis.

The death occurred after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.

The United Kingdom is deploying a warship and helicopters to Cyprus, the British government has said, as global concern continues to mount over the fallout from deadly US-Israel attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes across the region.