"The Israeli military said it had hit buildings in Iran belonging to the Basij, the volunteer police arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and buildings belonging to internal security forces. Police stations and IRGC headquarters in the Kurdish regions of north-western Iran were also razed by strikes, Kurdish media reported."
"The continued mischief and deception by the United States in the region will come at the cost of the complete destruction of the region's military and economic infrastructure, it said. Iran also threatened to target Israeli embassies worldwide if Israel struck its embassy in Beirut."
"The regional dimension of the conflict continued to expand, as Iran struck Gulf states and Hezbollah fired on Israel and Cyprus. Turkey said Nato air defences had intercepted a ballistic missile heading towards its airspace, and the US said it had sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean."
A rapidly escalating regional conflict has entered its fifth day with Israel conducting widespread airstrikes targeting Iranian security forces including the Basij, IRGC, and internal security structures across northwestern Iran and Kurdish regions. Iran has responded with threats of complete destruction of regional military and economic infrastructure, while the conflict has expanded geographically to include strikes on Gulf states, Cyprus, and naval operations in the Indian Ocean. Death tolls have risen significantly, with estimates between 1,045 and 1,500 killed in Iran alone. The IRGC vowed continued strikes on US allies throughout the region, and Iran threatened to target Israeli embassies worldwide if Israeli strikes continue on Iranian diplomatic facilities.
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