U.S. official says most Iranian fire was intercepted

ABC, citing the New York Times, reported a U.S. military official said U.S. strikes hit almost 20 Iranian targets and that almost all Iranian missiles and drones were intercepted. Guardian separately carried a Reuters-sourced U.S. official saying the military was not aware of reports of harm to U.S. personnel or known damage to U.S. locations.

Why this matters. This is the first post-retaliation U.S. damage-and-scale read, narrowing the immediate base-defense picture while leaving Iran's claims and later battle-damage assessments unresolved. The watchpoint is whether CENTCOM or host governments publish direct intercept counts, debris fields, or damage findings.