The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts.
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
Diplomats from around the region met in Pakistan, and the U.S.-Israeli bombardment hit a southern Iranian port, killing at least five people, Iranian state media said.
The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing.
The attack was one of the most serious breaches of American defenses since the war began on Feb. 28. Israel and Iran launched new strikes at each other on Saturday.