US and Israeli air strikes in Iran continue for the 7th day. At least 1,230 people have been killed in Iran since the military campaign began on February 28. According to the report of Iranian news agency Fars, two schools were attacked with missiles in Parand city, south-west of the capital Tehran. Missile and drone attacks are also continuing on American military bases in Gulf countries and Israel from Iran’s side. Israel, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are being targeted in the Iranian attacks. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran now has ‘no air force, no air defense and the air force is destroyed’. He said that Iran is being destroyed in a way that people have never seen before. On the other hand, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani said that the Iranian army is ‘waiting’ for any ground attack from America.
America attacks Iran’s ‘drone carrier’
US forces attacked an Iranian ship, causing it to catch fire. The US Army described the ship as a ‘drone carrier’. “US forces are not backing down from the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in the post. Today, an Iranian drone carrier, approximately the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was attacked and is now on fire. CENTCOM did not specify in the post where the attack took place. A video of the attack posted by CENTCOM shows the alleged Iranian ship bursting into flames after being hit by the US and Surrounded by dense smoke.
News of explosions in Kuwait
According to the report of Qatari news channel Al Jazeera, there is news of massive explosions in Kuwait. Along with the sound of air raid sirens, loud explosions were also heard. At the same time, sounds of fighter planes and explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran.
We have just begun to fight: US Defense Secretary
On the war against Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that our commitment to the objective of our mission grows even stronger as our advantages continue to grow… Our stock of defensive and offensive weapons helps us continue this campaign for as long as we need… We have just begun to fight, and we have begun to fight strongly.