Hegseth confirmed a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
About 180 people are thought to have been on board the Iris Dena - 32 were rescued and Sri Lankan authorities say 80 bodies have so far been found
Leavitt says Spain has now agreed to cooperate with the US military.
Yesterday Trump threatened to halt all trade with Spain, after the country barred the US from using its military bases as part of its operation in Iran.
The US embassy in Baghdad is urging all US citizens in Iraq to leave the country as "soon as they are safely able to do so".
They are told to shelter in place until conditions "are safe to depart".
Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press. Kurdish party leaders have also discussed the Iran crisis with President Donald Trump, according to Iraqi Kurdish officials. One official says Trump has asked them to open the border and back the groups militarily. Iraqi Kurdish leaders fear Iranian retaliation. Recent drone and missile strikes have already hit the region, damaging homes, and disrupting electricity. Iraq also reinforces the border and the Iraqi government has vowed to stop infiltrations.
Kriszta Satori
Deb Nam-Krane
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