US and Israeli strikes on Iranian cities have killed at least 25 people from Sunday into Monday, while missile attacks from Iran killed two civilians in Israel, officials reported, intensifying tensions across the region. Fresh attacks were reported on residential areas in Tehran, with Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reporting gas outages after a strike hit a university.
The Israeli army said it had completed a wave of strikes targeting what it described as “regime targets.” Meanwhile, Iran has ramped up attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbours in response to US threats and continued military pressure over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian authorities warned that further attacks on civilian infrastructure would trigger “more devastating and widespread” retaliation. A spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the country’s next stages of offensive and retaliatory operations would be severe if civilian targets were hit, posting the warning on IRIB’s Telegram channel.
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The escalation followed social media threats by former US President Donald Trump, who on Sunday warned of striking Iran if the country did not meet his April 6 deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump later appeared to extend the deadline by 24 hours, though without mentioning Iran directly.
In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more, including five in Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood and seven in the southern town of Kfar Hatta. In Israel, two people died when an Iranian missile struck a residential building in Haifa, partially collapsing sections of the structure. Four others, including a 10-month-old infant, were injured.
The attacks have also affected Gulf states. Kuwait and the UAE reported missile and drone strikes from Iran, with falling debris injuring a Ghanaian national in Abu Dhabi. Authorities in Sharjah reported incidents targeting the port city of Khor Fakkan, highlighting the growing regional impact of the conflict.
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