Trump said the strikes were intended to eliminate "imminent threats" from Iran and prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

The toll from a strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, has risen to 85 students dead and 60 others injured, according to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim News Agency, which cited the local governor. Iran claims the school was struck during the U.S.-Israeli military operation on Saturday.

Crews of the three U.S. fighter aircraft survived "unscathed" and are in stable condition, Kuwait's defense ministry and the Pentagon said.

As the war between the United States and Iran enters its third day, the death toll of American servicemen continues to climb, now reaching six deaths.

The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 3 of the war.

Kuwait reported its first military death on Monday amid the Mideast’s regional escalation that began with the US-Israeli offensive on Iran. In a statement, the Kuwaiti Armed Forces General Staff said that Sgt. Walid Majid Suleiman, a member of the naval forces, “was martyred while on duty.” It did not give details of the circumstances of his death.

The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as strikes intensified, Iran-backed groups stepped up attacks and a fourth U.S. service member was killed in action.

An Iranian attack drone hit Kuwait International Airport on 28 February. Several airport employees have sustained "minor injuries".

Iran and Iranian-backed militias have fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait.