Tehran pounded in week two of US-Israel war, Iran targets Israel
Al Jazeera
Explosions shake Iran as US-Israel attacks intensify, marking eight days of conflict and retaliation from Iran.
Huge explosions have hit several locations across Iran, including the capital, Tehran, as the war that has ignited the Middle East entered its eighth day.
The United States-Israeli attacks sent up clouds of dark smoke in the Iranian capital early on Saturday, and Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel.
The US has warned of a forthcoming bombing campaign that officials said would be the most intense yet in the weeklong conflict, which has already killed at least 1,230 people and is set to cause further casualties daily.
Much of the region has become embroiled in the war, with Tehran not only launching retaliatory strikes on Israel but hitting US assets across the Gulf.
Israel’s military said early on Saturday it had started a “broad-scale wave of strikes” on targets in Tehran.
Iranian Kurdish armed groups have reportedly consulted with the US in recent days about whether to attack Iran.
US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war’s success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.
A funeral for the country’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid explosions.
Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Lebanon’s south as Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire area.
UN migration agency warns that escalating violence on Afghanistan-Pakistan border risks further displacement.
Such a plan could further destabilise Iran rather than promote peace in the country, experts say.
Iranian retaliatory strikes continue with drone and missile attacks as conflict spreads through Gulf nations.
Gulf states face an impossible choice after Iranian attacks: remain passive, or risk being seen as fighting with Israel.
Hezbollah says its attack is in response to the killing of Iran’s Khamenei and ‘in defence of Lebanon and its people’.
President Masoud Pezeshkian condemns killing of Iran’s supreme leader as ‘a great crime’, according to his office.
Iran confirms targeting US bases across the Middle East.