U.S. President Donald Trump announced ​on Sunday (March 1, 2026) that ⁠the U.S. military was sinking Iran’s Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so ‌far and “going after the rest.”Mr. Trump made the ‌announcement in a social ‌media ⁠post as the Pentagon intensified ⁠its bombings of Iran’s military, deploying B-2 stealth bombers from the U.S. to ​strike at hardened, underground ‌Iranian missile facilities with 2,000-lb bombs. Iran-Israel conflict updates on March 1, 2026U.S. strikes also pummeled Iran’s naval headquarters, largely destroying it, ‌Trump said. Iran’s Military is ​retaliating with hundreds of missile and drone attacks, and ⁠the U.S. confirmed the first three deaths of U.S. servicemembers killed ‌in combat on Sunday. Mr. Trump, who announced plans to completely ‌destroy Iran’s Navy, said the remaining Iranian ​warships would soon be sunk. “They will soon be ⁠floating at the bottom of the ⁠sea,” Mr. Trump said.

Source: The Hindu March 01, 2026 20:34 UTC