U.S. and Israeli airstrikespoundIran for twelfth day, civilian casualties continue to rise. Nearly 20,000 civilian buildings damaged in Iran. RussiasaysIsfahan consulate damaged during earlier strikes. Iransaysmultiple waves of missile attacks struck U.S. and Israeli targets. Iraqi militiasclaimsurge of attacks on U.S. bases. Drone strikeforcesshutdown of Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais refinery complex. Pentagon says 140 U.S. troops wounded in Iran war. President Donald Trumpthreatensmajor retaliation over reported Iranian mining of Hormuz.” U.S.asksIsrael to halt further strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure. Israeli strikes hit dozens of locations across Lebanon as number of displaced rises to 780,000. Israelpreparesfor an extended war with Hezbollah. Israeli strikes killparamedicsand Red Cross staff. Hezbollahstrikehits Israeli satellite communications facility. ReportssayIsrael used white phosphorus in southern Lebanon. Regional wardeepensfood shortages and price spikes in Gaza. Senatorswarnof Iran war escalation, blame Israel. Senate GOP tobringelection bill to a vote. American Farm Bureau Federation sounds alarm over Iran war. Hackersaccessedan FBI server containing Epstein investigation files. IEA votes to release 400 million barrels of oil. Pakistanimposesausterity measures as Iran war disrupts energy supplies. Deadly strikesreportedin Sudan’s Kordofan region. UNrefusesorder to withdraw peacekeepers from Akobo in South Sudan. UkrainestrikesRussian military electronics plant in Bryansk. UN inquirysaysRussia’s transfer of Ukrainian children is a crime against humanity. Iran warcostingEU $3.5 billion in energy costs. U.S. nearingdealwith Mali to resume intelligence flights.

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U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound Iran for twelfth day:U.S.-Israeli airstrikes hit areas across Tehran on Wednesday as the war on Iran entered its twelfth day. OnTuesday, Israel carried out simultaneous strikes on Iranian security force headquarters in Tehran and Tabriz. The Israeli army said targets in Tabriz included special forces headquarters, a unit responsible for ballistic missile and artillery fire, and a large Basij complex. Israel also said it struck an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military complex in Tehran and the Public Security and Intelligence Police headquarters in Maragheh. Other attacks included:

Astrikeon eastern Tehran Tuesday night, in which several civilians were killed and wounded, according to Iran’s Red Crescent.

Heavybombardmentsin the Mehrshahr district of Tehran, with strikes occurring near residential buildings. One villa in the area was destroyed in the early morning attack, according to witnesses who spoke to BBC Persian.

A series of strikescausedheavy explosions in the city of Quds (Shahr-e Qods) on the western edge of the Tehran metropolitan area, earlier on Tuesday morning, according to images available online.

Civilian casualties continue to rise in Iran:The death toll in Iran is over 1,300, with more than 17,000 injured, and the number of civilian casualties continues to rise. Over 1,000 children have been injured, including 65 under the age of 5, and 35 infants under two years old,accordingto Hossein Kermanpour, the head of Iran’s Public Relations and Information Center at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. At least 11 children under the age of 5 have been killed, he added.

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