The war widened sharply after a U.S. ​submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people. NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards neighbor Turkey — the first time the country has been drawn into the conflict.

Trump said service members killed were ‘true American patriots’ but warned more US deaths in Iran war likely

Iranian intelligence has sent word to the United States it could be prepared to open talks on how to end the war, according to people familiar with the indirect messages, but US officials say there are no negotiations currently underway and that potential “off ramps” are unlikely to materialize in the near term.

The U.S. State Department closed embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and is urging Americans to evacuate from 14 Middle Eastern countries as the war with Iran escalates.

To the west, Iran shares a border with Iraq and Turkey. To the east, Iran shares a border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. On Feb. 28, when the first strikes took place, the U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide security alert for U.S. citizens.

Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island

Iran's capital Tehran was repeatedly shaken by explosions through the day, as Israel struck the state broadcaster IRIB and an area around the city's Mehrabad airport. The Israeli military also said it hit the Minzadehei underground nuclear development site in Tehran.

A US judge has ordered the Trump administration halt a key step in the tariff payment process in order to make any refunds simpler after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s global tariffs.