US EditionExplosions Heard in Tehran as War with US and Israel Enters a Fifth Day
The US military has hit nearly 2,000 targets in Iran aiming to degrade missile defenses while Iran has launched over 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones in retaliation.
- On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, explosions were heard in Tehran as the conflict entered its fifth day and Iranian state television reported blasts around Tehran at dawn.
- Earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and missile launchers prompted Iranian launches of more than 500 ballistic missiles and over 2,000 drones, the U.S. administration said.
- A U.S.-based monitoring group reported at least 1,097 civilian deaths in Iran, including 181 children, while U.S. forces said they struck nearly 2,000 targets and debris hit the Fujairah oil facility and Al-Udeid Air Base without casualties.
- The U.S. State Department authorised evacuations and closed U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon, while Lebanon suffered 50 deaths and the IDF warned 80 southern towns to evacuate.
- Iran's Assembly of Experts is close to naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Mojtaba Khamenei a front-runner, while regional proxies like the Houthi movement weigh direct involvement.
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On Wednesday, the Iranian capital Tehran was blanketed in thick smoke following a series of strikes throughout the day, while powerful explosions rocked the eastern part of the city, where most of the armed forces' command centers are located.
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IN PHOTOS | War in Iran enters 5th day
Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, prompting more missiles and drones fired from Tehran toward Israel. Turkey became the latest country to be drawn into the conflict, after NATO defence systems destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile on its way to Turkish airspace.
Today's photo gallery shows the sharp escalation of the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, with bombings in Tehran, clashes in the Strait of Hormuz and attacks in the Indian Ocean. Tensions were also recorded in Lebanon, Syria and Afghanistan, as well as population displacements and military casualties.
Iran War Enters Fifth Day
The Iran War entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the U.S. will start “striking progressively deeper” into Iran. In a press conference on Wednesday Morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that “we are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating.” Hegseth added that the war may last longer than previously announced. “You can say four weeks, but it could be six, it co…
Many Iranians decided to flee the territory on the fifth day of the war with the United States and Israel. LCI and TF1 teams went to the border between Iran and Turkey. (International).
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