The State Department is tracking the number who have returned since Saturday.
Jon Haworth, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, David Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Leah SarnoffPresident Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Saturday, with massive joint U.
S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said. Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed by airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday. His successor is yet to be named. Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.UAE intercepts 119 drones and 15 missiles on Saturday Air defenses in the United Arab Emirates intercepted 119 drones and 15 ballistic missiles fired by Iran on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said in a post on X. Two drones made it through air defenses and fell within UAE territory, and one ballistic missile fell into sea, the post said. "The Ministry of Defense affirms that it is on high alert and readiness to deal with any threats and to firmly confront everything that targets undermining the state's security, in a manner that ensures the preservation of its sovereignty, security, stability, and protects its interests and national capabilities."Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates said Saturday that the airline would resume operations after briefly suspending them. The Dubai Media Office posted the following on social media just after 11:30 a.m. local time: "For the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International have been temporarily suspended. All procedures are being managed in line with established safety protocols." Emirates then posted this on social media at 11:40 a.m. local time: "Emirates will resume operations. Passengers who have confirmed bookings for this afternoon's flights may proceed to the airport. This includes customers transiting in Dubai, if their connecting flight is also operating." The airline added that it "continues to monitor the situation, and we will develop our operational schedule accordingly." The Dubai Media Office posted the following on social media at 12:18 p.m. local time: "Emirates Airlines resumes its operations this Saturday afternoon."Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday extended the closure of the country's airspace to all arriving, departing and transiting flights for an additional 72 hours "as a temporary precautionary measure," remaining in effect until Tuesday noon local time. "This decision comes based on the continuous assessment of the security situation and developments in the regional conditions, and it will be re-evaluated in accordance with any new developments," Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority said.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in televised remarks in Farsi on Saturday morning that the United States and Israel "will take their dreams of us surrendering unconditionally to the grave," according to Iranian state media -- apparently referring to President Donald Trump's social media post the previous day that there "will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER." Pezeshkian also apologized to Iran's neighbors, saying: "We have no intention of invading other countries" and that "there will be no more attacks on neighboring countries and no missile launches, unless attacks originate from those countries against Iran," according to Iranian state-owned Press TV.
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