Iranian officials report massive casualties as Israeli airstrikes hit military and nuclear facilities. Civilian toll mounts. Global powers urge restraint—but escalation continues.
Israel’s military campaign inside Iranian territory has taken a devastating human toll, with nearly 600 people killed in a wave of airstrikes targeting Tehran and other major cities. Iranian officials say at least 585 people are dead, including 239 civilians, and more than 1,300 others wounded, making it the deadliest assault between the two countries in decades.
The strikes, which reportedly targeted Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, mark a major escalation in the long-simmering hostility between the two nations. Explosions rocked key sites across Tehran, prompting mass evacuations and emergency blackouts across multiple provinces.
In response, Iran has launched ballistic and hypersonic missiles at Israeli military installations, raising alarm in the region and drawing international condemnation.
Meanwhile, in Gaza, humanitarian agencies report that at least 59 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Israeli tanks opened fire on a crowd waiting for food aid in Khan Younis. Similar incidents in Rafah and other parts of southern Gaza point to a deepening crisis there, even as global attention shifts to the Israel–Iran front.
International leaders—including members of the G7 and the European Union—have called for immediate de-escalation. Yet, former President Donald Trump, who remains a dominant voice in U.S. foreign policy circles, stirred controversy Tuesday by demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender.”
Israel has defended its actions as “necessary preemptive defense” against Iranian aggression and its support for Hamas. Tehran, meanwhile, accused Israel of war crimes and vowed continued retaliation.
As the conflict expands across borders and draws in regional powers, the death toll rises—not only on military targets, but in civilian neighborhoods and aid lines. With no ceasefire in sight, the risk of a full-blown regional war grows by the day.
