Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks?

Iran says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been hit by Israel and US.

The United States-Israeli war on Iran has entered its 12th day, with Tehran saying nearly 10,000 civilian sites in the country have been bombed and more than 1,300 civilians killed.

Iranian targets, including Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, were bombed on Tuesday overnight, while Tehran continued its retaliatory attacks on Israel and US assets in the Gulf region, causing a spike in global energy prices.

Meanwhile, political pressure is mounting in Washington, where lawmakers are demanding public hearings on the war’s goals and questioning the administration’s strategy as US casualties rise and civilian strikes come under investigation.

Here is what we know so far.

Civilian toll in Iran: Tehran says US and Israeli forces have bombed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, resulting in more than 1,300 civilian deaths since the war began on February 28.

• Deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure: Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, has accused the US and Israel of deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure, including homes and healthcare facilities.
• Air attacks and naval actions: Powerful explosions were reported overnight in a residential district of central Tehran following a “massive wave” of Israeli air attacks. Tehran has accused Israel of attacking civilian infrastructure. The Red Crescent says a residential building was hit, and rescue teams have been digging through rubble searching for people.
• Iranian retaliatory strikes: The IRGC launched a 37th wave of attacks, firing “super-heavy ‘Khoramshahr’ missiles” in multi-layered barrages that lasted more than three hours. The strikes targeted Israeli locations, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, and West Jerusalem, as well as US bases in Erbil, Iraq, Manama and Bahrain.

• Ongoing US air attacks: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday would be the “most intense day” of attacks. At least eight districts were attacked in the capital, Tehran, and sounds of huge explosions were heard. Other cities across the country have been attacked. Iran will respond to recent US-Israeli attacks on residential areas, the country’s armed forces spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi was quoted as saying by Defapress news agency.
• Iran police chief warns protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’: Police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said those supporting the country’s enemies would no longer be seen as protesters but as enemies.

Toxic “black rain”: The World Health Organization warns that polluted rainfall known as “black rain” could pose health risks after strikes on Iranian fuel depots. Thick smoke from fires at oil facilities, including in Tehran, has mixed with rain clouds, producing contaminated precipitation carrying toxic pollutants.

In Gulf nations

• Saudi Arabia: Saudi defence forces say they intercepted waves of Iranian drones and ballistic missiles, including projectiles aimed at the kingdom’s eastern region and Prince Sultan Air Base.
• Qatar: Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday morning that the country’s military intercepted a new missile attack aimed at the Gulf nation. Later, the ministry said a missile attack was intercepted. “The security threat has been eliminated, and the situation has returned to normal.”
• United Arab Emirates: The UAE said it intercepted 26 drones on Tuesday, although nine fell inside its territory. A separate drone attack sparked a fire at Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais Industrial Complex, home to the country’s largest oil refinery.
• US defence coordination: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about reinforcing the kingdom’s defences against ongoing Iranian attacks.