As the barrage airstrikes continue in the Middle East, we look at the military strength of Iran and the United States.

The warships have used SM-3s to down Iranian missiles in Turkish airspace three times since February 28, a defense official said.

The White House says talks between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials are still planned after a Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

The U.S. military is investigating if it’s responsible for a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the war on Feb.

The US has sunk 60 Iranian navy vessels and destroyed most of Iran's conventional fleet. But the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed because Iran doesn't need a navy to keep ships out.

An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.

Rescue efforts are underway after a U.S. Air Force refueling plane went down in Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday. The crash is not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the military said.

A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down over Iraq on Thursday, U.S. Central Command said. Rescue efforts were underway.