Iran War Update 2026
The conflict in West Asia has been escalating since the US and Israel declared war on Iran. The US and Israel continue to bomb Iran’s capital, Tehran, and other cities on the 14th day of the war. Reports indicate that several bombings were heard in Tehran on Thursday night. The Iranian city of Ahvaz was also bombed overnight. US and Israeli strikes forces also bombed Arak and Kashan.
The Israeli strikes military said on Friday that it had struck more than 200 targets in western and central Iran the previous day, including missile launchers and defense systems. The military said fighter jets carried out “20 major strikes” targeting “ballistic missile launchers, defense systems and weapons manufacturing sites.”
The number of casualties in Iran is also rising rapidly due to US and Israeli airstrikes. The UN Refugee Agency says that approximately 3.2 million people have been displaced in Iran since the war began on February 28.
Iran has also continued its retaliatory actions, launching missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Israel and the Gulf countries. Meanwhile, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued his first statement since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei. He stated that the attacks would continue until all US military bases in the Middle East were closed.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said during an event at the White House, “The war in Iran is going very well.”
The Israeli military is also continuously bombing Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. According to a report by the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA), the Israeli military continued to bomb southern Lebanon, killing three people in the town of Ain Ebel. Similarly, three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Tyre district.
Explosion During Tehran Protest
An explosion has been reported during a protest in Iran’s capital, Tehran. The Associated Press reported, citing Iranian state TV, that a large explosion rocked a square filled with protesters in Tehran. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Israel had warned shortly before the blast that it might attack the area.
Israel issued an attack warning on Friday in an area near Tehran University, where annual Quds Day demonstrations were taking place. The warning said that Enghelab Street, near the university, was packed with protesters on Friday. “We request you to immediately vacate the designated areas shown on the map. Your presence in these areas endangers your lives,” the message said.
We Cannot Sit Quietly: Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the US and Israel were wrong to attack Iran. Self-defense is not right. The freedom to self-defense is not right when negotiations were ongoing and Iran was clearly providing everything that was demanded of it.
He said that Iran, on the other hand, is responsible for attacking Gulf countries and harming innocent civilians who are not involved in the war. Two or three Indians have also lost their lives, and they are not at war with Iran in any way. A tanker has been attacked, a Thai-flagged tanker. Our Foreign Minister is also talking to his counterparts in Gulf countries. I think India must be proactive. We cannot simply sit idly by.
Explosions Rock Buildings in Dubai
Explosions in Dubai on Friday shook buildings and sent a huge cloud of smoke over the central area of the financial hub, AFP reporters reported. Sirens could be heard along Sheikh Zayed Road, the main road in the United Arab Emirates city.
Tehran Rocked by Powerful Explosions
Several large explosions rocked Tehran on Friday, AFP reported. The blasts occurred around 10 a.m. (06:30 GMT) and shook the homes of two AFP journalists living several kilometers north and centrally in the capital. Iranian state media reported several explosions and the sound of fighter jets in Karaj, west of Tehran. Tasnim News Agency also reported explosions in parts of Tehran.
Iran attacks US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln!
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said on Friday morning that it targeted the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with missiles and drones, rendering it non-operational and forcing it to withdraw from the waters.
According to an official statement cited by Iranian news channel Press TV, the precision operation involved the use of advanced missiles and drones, which struck the ship in the Sea of Oman, approximately 340 kilometers from Iran’s maritime border. “Following the attack, the Abraham Lincoln and its accompanying strike group were observed fleeing the area at high speed,” the statement said.
US Rejects Iran’s Claims
Meanwhile, the US has rejected Iran’s claims of attacking the USS Abraham Lincoln. “The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group continues to support Operation Epic Fury and project power from the sea,” CENTCOM said in a post on X. CENTCOM also shared photos of the aircraft carrier.
Two People Killed in Oman Drone Crash: Report
According to Oman’s state news agency, two people have been killed after a drone crashed in Suhar province. Oman News Agency quoted a security source as saying that the drone crashed in the Al Awahi Industrial Area, killing two people and injuring several others. The agency said both of the deceased were foreign nationals.
Donald Trump’s New Threat to Iran
US President Donald Trump issued a fresh threat to Iran, saying, “See what happens to these crazy thugs today.” Trump posted this on his Truth social media on Friday, saying that Iran’s navy is gone, their air force is gone, their missiles, drones and everything else are being destroyed, and their leaders are wiped off the face of the earth.
Trump wrote, “They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States, am killing them. What an honor it is for me to do so!”
No need to deploy troops in Iran: Republican Senator Graham
US Senator Lindsey Graham has ruled out the possibility of deploying troops to Iran. However, he said the war would last for weeks. Responding to questions from reporters in Washington, the Republican senator, a member of Trump’s party, said, “I don’t think this war will end anytime soon.”
“I think the mission is to make sure that they don’t become powerful again, that they become fully capable of building missiles to attack us, and that they never get back to building their nuclear program,” he said.
“There are still a few more weeks left, then we’ll judge,” said Graham, a supporter of a tough foreign policy.
Debris falls on Building in Central Dubai to Prevent Airstrikes
The Dubai Media Office said that after the airstrike was “successfully” deflected, debris fell on a building in central Dubai, causing a minor incident. The media office said no injuries were reported in the attack. The office did not specify whether the attack was carried out by a missile or a drone.
Iran’s Press TV shared a video on X claiming that a drone strike had struck a financial center in Dubai. The video shows smoke rising from the building.
US Refueling Aircraft Collided with Air Defense
According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters reported on Friday that Iraqi Resistance forces had targeted a US refueling aircraft. The news agency quoted a spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters as saying, “An American refueling aircraft collided with the Iraqi Resistance’s air defense system in western Iraq and crashed. All on board the aircraft were killed.”
Multiple Explosions Rock Tehran, Shaking the City
Iranian media reported that US and Israeli strikes warplanes targeted parts of Tehran on Friday, and the blasts shook homes. “The blasts were so powerful that residents in these areas reported their homes shaking,” Iran’s Fars news agency reported. No further details were provided about the extent of the damage or how many people may have been killed.
Israeli Strikes Kill 15 in Southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said nine people, including five children, were killed and seven others injured in an Israeli attack on the village of Erke in the Sidon district. The attack razed several buildings to the ground and caused widespread destruction, the AP news agency reported. Rescue teams were rescuing people trapped under the rubble. The ministry said six more people were killed in two other Israeli Strikes attacks on different towns in southern Lebanon.
Israel’s new offensive in Lebanon began on March 2, when the Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets toward northern Israel in the early days of the war.
IRGC Fired Several Missiles at Israel
According to Iranian news channel Press TV, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced its 44th wave of attacks against Israeli strikes and US forces in the Middle East. According to the report, the IRGC launched several missiles targeting northern Israel, including the Israeli cities of Kiryat Shmona, Hadera, and Haifa, as well as US bases and the US Fifth Fleet in the region.
French Soldier Killed in Attack in Irbil, Iraq
French President Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier was killed in an attack in the Iraqi region of Erbil. Several other French soldiers were also injured in the attack. “To his family, to his comrades, I want to show all the love and solidarity of the country,” Macron said in an X-post. He added, “Many of our soldiers were injured. France stands with them and their loved ones.”
The president said French troops were in Iraq as part of the fight against the ISIL (ISIS) group. He said, “The war in Iran cannot justify such attacks.”
30 People Injured in Attack in Israel: Report
According to media reports, 30 people were injured in an attack on a building in the northern Israeli city of Zarzir. Citing emergency services, Israeli strikes broadcaster Kan News reported that two people were injured by shrapnel and several others suffered minor injuries from broken glass. Six of the injured, including two children, were taken to hospital, according to the report.
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