Al Jazeera reports that US and Israeli missile strikes began on February 28, killing senior Iranian officials and scores of children at a Minab school, with the conflict extending to the Caspian Sea and Strait of Hormuz and producing 8,000-10,000 deaths. Newsmax disputes reports of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Donald Trump is reported to have arrived in Houston on August 27, 2026.