US EditionEverything We Know on Day 5 of the US and Israel’s War with Iran
The US military targeted nearly 2,000 Iranian sites, killing at least 787, while Iran retaliated with strikes on US diplomatic and military locations in the Gulf region.
- Early Wednesday, US and Israeli forces struck Iran, with the US military saying it hit nearly 2,000 targets inside Iran.
- After Saturday, US and Israel launched strikes targeting Iran following attacks on US embassies and Al‑Udeid air base, as President Trump said `most of the people we had in mind are dead`.
- Among the sites hit was a building in Qom tied to the committee to elect a new supreme leader, and Iranian authorities report heavy civilian casualties at a Minab school.
- The strikes have produced heavy casualties and evacuations, with the Iranian Red Crescent reporting at least 787 deaths and the U.S. State Department arranging military flights for evacuations.
- The conflict spread across the Gulf, with Iran vowing retaliation and an IRG general warning of hitting economic targets, causing at least eight deaths.
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