US-Israel vs Iran War News Live Updates: 15 medical workers killed, 45 injured by Israeli attacks in Lebanon, claims report
US-Israel vs Iran War Live News Updates: On a day global crude price again jumped over $100 a barrel after fresh Iranian strikes on oil assets across the Gulf and the conflict escalated on multiple fronts, New Delhi sought to assuage concerns of Indians stuck in the region. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it had carried out a strike on the Taleghan compound, a facility allegedly used by the Iranian regime to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities. According to the IDF, the site had been used for developing advanced explosives and conducting sensitive experiments linked to the covert AMAD Project during the early 2000s.
US President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the war against Iran, saying, “We won in the first hour”. Iran says US and Israeli forces have bombed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, killing more than 1,300 civilians since the war began.
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Iran has now set three conditions to end the war: “recognise Iran’s legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression”.
Tehran’s streets – once bustling – have become ghost towns as Israel struck densely populated areas. The UN is warning of toxic “black rain“, mass displacement, and disrupted supply chains for life-saving goods as humanitarian conditions deteriorate rapidly.
On the military front, the conflict is intensifying, not winding down. Iran and Hezbollah carried out a joint operation involving five hours of sustained fire, striking more than 50 targets across Israel. In response, Israel launched large-scale strikes in Lebanon after coming under attack from dozens of Hezbollah rockets. Iran has launched strikes against military bases in Middle East nations like Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar.
The war has already claimed key leadership in Iran. The strikes killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior military figures. House of Commons Library. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was swiftly elected as the new supreme leader on March 8, though CNN reported he suffered a fractured foot and other minor injuries in the first wave of strikes.
The economic shockwaves are global. The International Energy Agency has agreed to release a record 400 million barrels of crude oil in response to the disruption caused by the conflict.
Meanwhile, the US military says it destroyed Iranian navy ships, including 16 minelayers, near the Strait of Hormuz – the chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of global crude oil flows.
Toll on children
The worst hit have been children. As per UNICEF, at least 1,100 children have been killed or injured in the military attacks across West Asia. It said that the toll is only likely to rise as the tensions escalate.
One of the worst attacks was on an Iranian school which claimed the 165 lives, including children. The attack is suspected to have been carried out by the US using a Tomahawk missile.
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