U.S. Central Command released a new video Friday showing a wave of American strikes on Iran, saying "U.S. forces continue to eliminate the Iranian regime’s ability to project military power beyond its borders."
CENTCOM said Thursday that American forces have hit more than 10,000 targets since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28.
The military campaign is on its 28th day as of Friday.
“Since the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, 92% of the large ships in the Iranian Navy have been eliminated,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper added.
The Kuwait Ports Authority said Friday that its Shuwaikh Port "was subjected to an attack by hostile drones with no human casualties."
The agency describes the port as Kuwait's "main commercial port," located in the Shuwaikh Industrial Area outside of Kuwait City.
The port "serves as a vital hub for storing and distributing goods, as well as accommodating commercial ships, making it a cornerstone of the country’s maritime trade," the Kuwait Ports Authority added.
Iran has been targeting its neighbors across the Middle East and threatening maritime travel in the Persian Gulf during Operation Epic Fury.
The Israel Defense Forces said its soldiers discovered “active Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure within the vicinity of a church” in southern Lebanon.
During searches in the area of Al-Khiyam, the troops “exposed and located a tunnel shaft and an underground infrastructure constructed within the church vicinity.”
“This combat zone, which the Hezbollah terrorist organization used for military activity, was first located by IDF troops in December 2024 and was then cleared of weapons and terrorists,” the IDF said. “During the current searches in the vicinity, the soldiers located three additional shafts constructed by Hezbollah during the ceasefire, indicating renewed use of the site.”
“The repeated use of this site demonstrates Hezbollah’s systematic modus operandi of exploiting Lebanese civilians as human shields and deliberately embedding military infrastructure within religious sites and civilian areas,” it added.
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.
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The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems intercepted on Friday “6 ballistic missiles and 9 UAVs launched from Iran.”
“Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defenses have engaged 378 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,835 UAVs,” the country’s Ministry of Defense wrote on X.
“The Ministry of Defense affirmed that it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats and will firmly confront anything that aims to undermine the security of the country, in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, security and stability and safeguards its interests and national capabilities,” it also said.
The UAE is one of several countries in the Middle East that has had to repel attacks from Iran following the launch of the joint U.S.-Israel military campaign on Feb. 28.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the regime in Tehran Friday that “IDF strikes in Iran will move up a level and expand to additional targets.”
He said Israel Defense Forces “activity in Iran against security and military targets continues without pause.”
“We will continue to hunt the leaders and commanders of the terror regime and destroy its strategic capabilities,” Katz added. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I warned the Iranian terror regime to stop the missile fire toward the civilian population in Israel.”
“Despite the warnings, the fire continues — and therefore, IDF strikes in Iran will move up a level and expand to additional targets and areas that assist the regime in the construction and operation of weaponry against the citizens of Israel,” he also said. “They will pay heavy and increasing prices for this war crime.”
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in France on Friday to attend the G7 foreign ministers' meeting where he will deliver a clear message on U.S. priorities for the ongoing war with Iran.
In the days leading up to the meeting, other members have taken markedly different approaches to the war. Nearly all of Washington’s partners — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — have reacted cautiously to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign and declined to participate in offensive operations, even as they condemn Iranian actions.
Before departing on Thursday, Rubio signaled a defiant approach to the talks: "I don’t work for France or Germany or Japan … the people I’m interested in making happy are the people of the United States. I work for them," he said in a video posted on X.
The divergence has drawn frustration from President Donald Trump, who has pressed allies to contribute more, particularly in securing key maritime routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. While some countries have signaled a willingness to support defensive or maritime security efforts, they have stopped short of joining direct military strikes.
"The U.S. is constantly asked to help in wars, and we have. But when we had a need, it didn’t get positive responses from NATO. A couple leaders said that Iran was not Europe’s war. Well, Ukraine isn’t our war, yet we’ve contributed more to that fight than anyone," Rubio added.
"The Strait of Hormuz could be open tomorrow if Iran stops threatening global shipping, which is an outrage and a violation of international law. For all these countries that care about international law, they should be doing something about it," he said before boarding his plane to France.
{{#rendered}}The Qatari prime minister and foreign affairs minister met in Washington, D.C., with Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Middle Eastern nation confirmed Friday.
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani discussed "the close strategic cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United States and explored ways to further strengthen it across various fields, particularly in the area of defense partnership in light of current regional developments, in a manner that serves the shared interests of the two countries," according to the state-run Qatar News Agency (QNA).
Since Operation Epic Fury began, Iran has launched missile and drone attacks impacting Qatar as part of the regime's broader retaliation against the U.S. and allied actions in the conflict.
The Qatar News Agency (QNA) said "discussions also covered developments in global energy markets, with both sides underscoring the importance of ensuring the sustainability of energy supplies and maintaining the continued flow of liquefied natural gas from the State of Qatar to global markets, thereby supporting global energy security."
“For his part, the U.S. Vice President praised the robust strategic partnership between the two countries, hailing the State of Qatar's active role in promoting regional stability and enhancing global energy security,” it added.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says that the U.S. is "unquestionably winning the war" with Iran.
And the conservative firebrand and three-term senator from Texas tells Fox News Digital that, in his opinion, President Donald Trump's "decision to launch this military action is the most consequential decision" of his presidency.
"If you look at how our military has carried out this action, it has been an incredible success," Cruz emphasized in an interview this week.
But many Americans don't agree with the senator's reading on the nearly month-long strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran.
Several new national surveys released this week, including a new Fox News poll, indicate that most Americans give the military strikes a thumbs down. But the surveys point to a continued broad partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans over the ongoing fighting in the volatile Middle East.
The military attacks by the U.S. and Israel have resulted in the deaths of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials, and the decimation of the country's military.
The Israeli military reportedly said Friday that it completed a wide scale wave of strikes overnight "in the heart of Iran."
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck dozens of military industries, launch sites and operatives from the missile array in Tehran.
Acting on IDF intelligence, the Israeli Air Force "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure belonging to the Iranian terror regime," the IDF said. It added that the strikes "further degraded production capabilities and struck dozens of weapons production sites."
Among the sites targeted were “a base used by the Iranian army to train operatives and store missile systems intended to target aircraft,” "a site for the manufacturing and development of ballistic missile components,” "a site for manufacturing batteries for weapons," and a "weapons production site" of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IDF said.
“Overnight, a staging and launch complex of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was struck, along with ballistic missile launch sites, air defense systems, and observation posts belonging to both the IRGC and the Iranian military,” according to the IDF. “In addition, the IDF identified several operatives from the ballistic missile array operating from a military structure in Tehran. Minutes after the identification, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated the terrorists who were planning to advance launches against the State of Israel.”
The IDF also said in a post on X Friday that it hit the "Iranian Regime’s primary facility for the productions of missiles and sea mines in Yazd, Iran."
"The site was used for the planning, development, assembly, and storage of advanced missiles intended for launch from cruise platforms, submarines, and helicopters toward both mobile and stationary maritime targets," it said.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed he was placing a hold on strikes against Iran’s energy sector for another 10 days, until April 6. The pause is intended to allow time for ceasefire negotiations to take place.
Fox News’ Emma Bussey, Yael Rotem-Kuriel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
{{#rendered}}The Pentagon is considering sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East, a senior defense official said Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
While the official said it was not yet clear which units would be mobilized, the new deployment would be in addition to the 1,500 troops deployed from the 82nd Airborne.
Earlier Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed he was placing a hold on strikes against Iran’s energy sector for another 10 days, until April 6. The pause is intended to allow time for ceasefire negotiations to take place.
Pakistan is reportedly mediating the talks between the two nations.
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