US forces conduct airstrikes inside Iran after Tehran launched ballistic missiles and drones at US positions that US air defenses intercepted.The strikes target strategic sites linked to Iran's military capabilities and come a day after the missile and drone barrage; the Pentagon and US Central Command decline to confirm operational details.President
Donald Trump said the US would hit
Iran hard, while reports that
China may be supplying shoulder‑launched missiles and concurrent US and Saudi strikes on
Iran‑aligned militias in Iraq complicate diplomacy.