As the war approaches the end of its third week, US and Israeli strikes inside Iran continue to intensify and repeated missile launches toward Israel continue to send the civilian population into shelters constantly. President Donald Trump said he had instructed Israel to stop targeting Iranian oil and gas facilities, a request Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Israel would honour going forward. This came as a hit was identified at Israel’s oil refineries in Haifa, with Iranian media describing the strike as retaliation for earlier attacks on the South Pars gas field. It is not clear whether the disagreement between Israel and the US in this matter is genuine, or part of the theatre of war designed to permit some independence of action between the two nations.

In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli military began a new wave of strikes in Tehran

In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli military began a new wave of strikes in Tehran

In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli military began a new wave of strikes in Tehran. Explosions were reported across the capital, including at least 20 strikes in western districts and around ten in the east. Targets included underground infrastructure, ammunition depots, and facilities linked to missile and intelligence activity. Reports also described the use of bunker-penetrating munitions against sites near Parchin associated with nuclear infrastructure, as well as a strike on a building in Karaj described as a likely........

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