Two American destroyers have launched missile interceptors over the past few days, a US official told Business Insider. Another one just arrived.

Aerial attacks between Israel and Iran continued overnight into Monday, marking a fourth day of strikes following Israel's Friday attack. That surprise strike hit the heart of Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a post on X that the U.S. Embassy will remain closed Monday, with an order for staff to shelter in place still in effect. He added that there has been “some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near Embassy Branch in Tel Aviv,

The Navy is sending the USS Thomas Hudner to bolster air defense systems in the region as fighting between Israel and Iran continues.