World News Tonight with David Muir Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran
Mar 2, 2026
Marcus Moore, foreign correspondent in Doha offering eyewitness accounts and air defense descriptions. Ian Pannell, chief international correspondent in Tel Aviv delivering live strike and field reports. They discuss the surprise deadly attack on Iran, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation and targeted strikes, Tehran’s explosive retaliation and regional missile and drone fallout.
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Intelligence Window Enabled Daytime Strike
- The U.S. and Israel executed a coordinated daytime strike after CIA and Israeli intelligence tracked Ayatollah Khamenei's routine and found him above ground meeting leaders.
- Sources say timing was moved up once they learned he would be in his office, enabling a strike that killed him in minutes.
High-Tech Overwhelming Strike Package
- The campaign used massed precision assets including Tomahawk missiles, one-way attack drones, and B2 bombers to hit over a thousand targets.
- The Pentagon disclosed first combat use of one-way drones and strikes that destroyed naval ships and ballistic missile facilities.
Wide Regional Retaliation Hit Civilians And Bases
- Iran retaliated broadly, launching missiles at at least nine countries and striking bases and civilian sites across the Gulf, with some missiles reaching Tel Aviv.
- Verified videos showed strikes from Jordan to Bahrain and attacks on Dubai hotels and airports, producing civilian casualties.