Iran bombing continues, India sees first casualty as Middle East war enters Day 3
India Today
The Middle East conflict continued to widen on its third consecutive day with rising casualties and fresh regional flashpoints. The United States, however, insisted that the ongoing military campaign against Iran would remain limited and not turn into a prolonged war.
The Middle East conflict entered its third day on Monday, with Iran and Tehran-backed militias launching missile strikes at Israel and several Arab states. One of the projectiles appeared to hit the US Embassy compound in Kuwait. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv and Washington continued pounding targets in Tehran as the confrontation widened, marked by defiant rhetoric and mounting casualties.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said at least 555 people have been killed in Iran so far in the US-Israeli airstrikes, with more than 130 cities across the Islamic Republic coming under attack. Authorities also reported 11 deaths in Israel today and 31 in Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Iranian cleric Alireza Arafi, in his first public remarks since joining Iran's temporary leadership council, said he hoped a new Supreme Leader would be appointed 'quickly' to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the joint US-Israeli military offensive.
US President Donald Trump claimed that several Arab nations are now seeking to join the military campaign after facing Iranian attacks, calling the development "the biggest surprise" of the conflict so far. "We were surprised. We told them, 'We've got this' and now they want to fight. And they are aggressively fighting. They were going to be very little involved, and now they insist on being involved," the President said.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had struck Israeli government and military sites, including the Tel Aviv office of Netanyahu, as well as security facilities in Haifa and east Jerusalem. Hours after the claim, Netanyahu appeared in public, saying the US-Israeli campaign is intended to remove existential threats and create conditions for change within Iran.
Amid the turmoil, the US military said Kuwait had "mistakenly shot down" three American F-15E Strike Eagles during a combat mission. All six crew members ejected safely and are reported to be in stable condition. US Central Command confirmed the incident hours after video footage showed at least one F-15 fighter jet falling from the sky.
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