“Today will be our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth says. Forty killed in U.S.-Israeli strike on Tehran residential building. The official death toll in Iran tops 1,300. Iranian strikes kill two in Israel, one in Bahrain. Gulf oil producerscutoutput and look for alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, while Franceplansa naval escort mission to reopen the strait. Iranwarnsof “uncontrollable consequences” after President Donald Trump threatens broader strikes. Trump says Iran war is “very complete, pretty much” and denies responsibility for school strike. Iran releases photos of alleged missile fragments from the strike. Iranian officialssayno room for diplomacy, ready for a long war.TurkeysaysNATO systems intercepted another Iranian missile. UAE rules out participating in attacks on Iran. Israellaunchesnew wave of strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon. Forced displacement spikes in Lebanon. No Gaza talks, while Board of Peace takes a step forward. Senate Democrats threaten to block floor business over Iran war hearings. Pentagon estimates $5.6B spent on munitions in first two days of war, more money demanded. Rep. Kevin Kileyleavesthe Republican Party. TrumpdelaysTexas Senate primary endorsement to pressure GOP on voting bill. Pentagonspent$93 billion in one month, including on a Steinway piano. Monday’s Live Nation/Ticketmaster settlement stunned judge, trial may continue. Quadcopters in Haiti havekilledmore than 1,200 people, report says. U.S. accuses Taliban government of holding Americans for leverage. Militantskillat least 15 in coordinated attacks in northeast Nigeria. Russian drone attacksinjuremore than 20 in Kharkiv and Dnipro. Bangladeshshutsdown universities and rations fuel amid energy shock from Iran war.

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U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound Iran for an eleventh day:War Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a news conference in Washington D.C. on Tuesday that “Today will be our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” while the Israeli military also said it has begun a “wave of strikes” on Iran.

Monday’s major strikes on Iran:

U.S.–Israelistrikeson a residential complex in eastern Tehran late Monday killed at least 40 people, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital since the start of the war. The attack hit apartment blocks near Resalat Square, a densely populated area of the capital, with rescue crews searching the rubble for survivors.

Three school students werekilledafter U.S.–Israeli strikes hit residential areas in Lorestan Province in western Iran, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported that the attack also destroyed the Intelligence Department building in the city of Kuhdasht. The blast reportedly leveled nearby homes and commercial buildings, with sources saying both intelligence personnel and civilians were among the dead.

A U.S.–Israeli drone strikehita two-story residential building in the central Iranian city of Arak shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing five people and injuring one, according to Iran’s Mehr News. State media reported heavy damage to the residential structure following the strike.

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