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Trump says the U.S. Continues to carry out large-scale combat operations against Iran, speaking at an unrelated event today.

He accused Iran's regime of "rapidly growing" its ballistic missile program, saying it would have soon had missiles that were capable of reaching the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump is speaking now at an unrelated event. He is expected to comment on the latest developments in the U.S.-Israel joint military operation targeting Iran. You can watch the news conference in the video above.

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Qatar ‌shot down ​two SU24 aircraft ​coming from ​Iran today, the country's ⁠defence ‌ministry said.

It did ‌not provide further ​details ⁠on ⁠the ⁠incident. 

While the president is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Military, the U.S. Constitution puts the power to declare war in the hands of Congress.

However, when it comes to ordering large-scale U.S. Military interventions — whether called "war" or not — the reality for the past 80 years has been that Congress has had little say in the matter. 

The U.S. Hasn't formally declared war since the Second World War, yet the U.S. Has sent troops to fight and die in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq.

This week, lawmakers will consider bipartisan resolutions in both the House and the Senate that would limit further military action against Iran without the approval of Congress.

But unless either resolution gets the two-thirds majority required to override the president's veto power, the votes will have no effect beyond symbolism.

Speaking with CNN today, Trump said the "big wave" is yet to come in its war on Iran.

Trump said Washington did not know who would be named the new leader following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

"We haven't even started hitting them hard. The big one is coming soon," Trump said.

"We don't know who the [new] leadership ​is. We don't know who they'll ⁠pick," he said.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he stands by his decision not to ​support the initial joint U.S.-Israeli ​strikes against Iran after ​Trump criticized his ⁠approach for taking "too long" to allow U.S. Use of ​air bases.

"President ⁠Trump ‌has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get ⁠involved in the initial strikes," Starmer said.

"But it ⁠is my duty to ⁠judge what is ⁠in ⁠Britain's ​national interest. That is what ​I've ⁠done, and I stand by it."

I'm Briar Stewart, reporting from Turkey's border with Iran. We spoke with a 23-year-old Iranian woman who was supposed to return to Tehran today by bus until she received a phone call from her mother warning her to stay away for now. 

The woman didn't want us to publicly identify her given the harsh, frequently violent punishment for those who criticize Iran's ruling regime. 

She fled Tehran in January during mass protests that were violently crushed by government forces. Thousands were killed back then. The young woman told us when she was out at the grocery store she was nearly caught up in gunfire after authorities began shooting at the crowd. 

She said she started shaking when she heard that the U.S. Was striking Iran, and she hopes there can be real change. 

"But I don't really know what's going to happen yet, because it won't end with just Khamenei dying. That whole regime has to fall."

David Michael Lamb

Social media video shows plane falling from sky in Kuwait

A social media video circulating online and verified by Reuters, which checked the surrounding layout in the video against satellite imagery, showed a military plane falling in Kuwait's Al Jahra area. Kuwait and U.S. Military officials have confirmed the crash of U.S. Military aircraft but provided few details, saying crews members survived.

Earlier today, video emerged of a fighter jet falling out of the sky and crashing to the ground. It also showed the pilot ejecting before the crash.

It came from social media and claimed to be in Kuwait. But how do we know it's real, and how do we know it's from today?

Our colleagues at Reuters used satellite imagery and other photos from the area to compare what's in the video: buildings, electric towers, the road layout and other features. Using that, they confirmed the location, which is indeed in Kuwait's Al Jahra area.

The video alone can't tell us it was recorded today, but there are no older versions of it online, and the details are corroborated by U.S. Central Command, which confirmed three military planes were mistakenly shot down in Kuwait and that the pilots ejected safely.

So we're confident the video is what it claims to be.

Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows the breadth of the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes.

The report from the U.S.-based institute suggests the combined U.S.-Israeli forces are targeting security institutions "responsible for maintaining stability and suppressing protests."

Trump’s stated aims for the attacks are to topple the country's regime, as well as destroy its military and its nuclear program.

There have been concentrated attacks in Tehran, but forces have hit several other Iranian cities.

Meanwhile, Iran's retaliation is inconsistent, the ISW said, suggesting that its forces are struggling to coordinate large-scale attacks. Iran has attacked Israeli and U.S. Military bases across the region.

I'm Anna Cunningham reporting from London. Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri, a British sovereign overseas territory on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, has been targeted twice in the space of 12 hours by suspected Iranian-made drones.  

In the early hours of Monday morning, one drone was downed and another hit the base, but officials say there were no casualties and limited damage.

The RAF base was put into lockdown and British fighter jets were seen flying overhead. A Cypriot government spokesperson has confirmed two drones were intercepted in a separate attempt. 

Family of British military personnel have been relocated from the base. Greece has confirmed it is sending two warships and two fighter jets to the island. 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now in a very tricky position. He confirmed late Sunday in a video address that he is now allowing the U.S. To use British bases — but only for defensive strikes on Iranian missile attacks.  

It's understood the British bases in question are Fairford in Gloucestershire, England and Diego Garcia on the Indian Ocean archipelago. In an interview with the U.K.'s Telegraph paper, Trump said he was "very disappointed" with the delayed decision.

Starmer is expected to explain the U.K.'s role in an address to Parliament later today.

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