The U.S. military, in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces, late on Sat., Feb. 27, attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran with the first salvos in what could become an extended application of force designed to force a change of the theocratic regime. Iran counterattacked with missiles fired at Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the U.A.E. Supreme Iranian leader Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in a strike in Tehran.