US Launches Military Strikes on Iran, Feds Investigate Terrorism Ties in TX Shooting: AM Update 3/2

The United States and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury, a massive coordinated strike targeting Iran’s leadership and military infrastructure, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and striking hundreds of regime and weapons sites across the country. Lawmakers and voters react sharply to the Iran strikes as retaliation begins, and U.S. casualties mount. Federal authorities investigate possible terrorism ties after a gunman killed two people and injured more than a dozen in a downtown Austin shooting hours after Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed. Texas voters head to the polls in high-stakes Senate primaries featuring a volatile Democratic clash between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico and a bitter Republican fight among John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt.