Iran’s Conflict With Israel and US LIVE: The Middle East seems to be teetering amid rising incidents of missile and drone strikes in the region. Escalating attacks and exchange of barrage of missiles since the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have deepened the conflict between Iran and US-Israel.
Tehran and its allies launched retaliatory strikes in Gulf states and Israel as they vowed to take revenge. The latest series of attacks targeted places in the region bearing US imprint such military bases and diplomatic facilities across the Middle East. Iran named the recent escalation “Operation Truthful Promise 4” in response to United States’ “Operation Epic Fury” and Israel’s “Operation Roaring Lion.” As the crossfire continues, the spillover effect of the war can be seen in the Middle East. The immediate impact of the war was a sudden spike seen in oil prices.
The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was the latest to be set on fire. Following the reported incursion of two Iranian drones, a massive explosion rocked the compound. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry confirmed the news and said that the drone attack caused limited fire and minor material damage to the building. This incident came a day after US Embassy in Kuwait City was struck.
With no clear timeline over the end of this conflict, US President Donald Trump on Monday said operations are likely to last four to five weeks but that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.” Speaking to NewsNation, Trump warned Iran of more aggressive counter strikes and said, “You’ll find out soon what the retaliation will be” while referring both to the Embassy strike and to the deaths of US military personnel in the ongoing confrontation with Iran.
As US allies pledged to help stop Iranian missiles and drones, Tehran’s top security official Ali Larijani vowed on Tehran has officially moved to block the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to disrupt 20% of global oil supply.
death toll
In the conflict, nearly 11 people have been killed in Israel and 6 American service members have been confirmed dead, according to AP report.
Since the US-Israeli attack began on February 28, the loss of lives is over 555 in Iran, Iranian Red Crescent Society said. Iran’s top diplomat shared a photo on Monday and said that more than 160 girls were killed in the US-Israeli strike on an elementary school in Minab.
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), nearly 85 civilians and 11 military personnel were killed in the joint US-Israeli strike in Iran in the last 24 hours. The total civilian death toll has risen to at least 742, the Washington DC-based group said, including 176 children.
Lebanon’ Health Ministry reported that over 52 were killed and 154 wounded in overnight Israel’s retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in the Beirut suburbs and southern region of the country.
