US EditionQUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the U.S. Continue Military Strikes on Iran?
U.S. Central Command reports nearly 2,000 Iranian targets hit, severely degrading air defenses and missile capabilities amid regional attacks and evacuations.
- On Wednesday, the Israeli military launched a broad wave of strikes on targets inside Iran, and U.S. forces said they had severely degraded Iran's air defenses, entering a fifth day of conflict.
- After a weeks-long buildup, U.S. and Israeli forces began Saturday strikes following Iranian missile and drone attacks, U.S. Central Command said they 'severely degraded' Iran's capabilities.
- Reporting shows the campaign's scale: U.S. military strikes hit nearly 2,000 targets, destroyed 17 Iranian navy ships, and caused at least 787 Iranian casualties, Pentagon said.
- U.S. officials said evacuation efforts include charter flights from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, with almost 3,000 Americans contacted and over 9,000 left on their own.
- Observers compared the operation's scale to the 2003 Iraq war, with markets reacting as South Korea's Kospi fell 10% and Apple closed UAE offices.
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The number of missiles fired by Tehran collapsed by 86 per cent since the beginning of the war, while its reserves and attack platforms are increasingly reduced following Allied bombings.
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