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U.S. and Israel Strike Iranian Civilian Infrastructure as Tehran Vows Wider Retaliation

U.S. and Israeli strikes destroyed Iranian civilian infrastructure, provoking Iranian missile and drone counterstrikes across the Gulf and a wider regional escalation that has killed and displaced thousands and drawn fresh international concern.

Apr 3rd 2026 · Iran

Insights

  • U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit a major suspension bridge under construction in Karaj and the Pasteur Institute, with Iran saying a double strike on the bridge killed eight and wounded nearly 100.
  • Iran’s Red Crescent reported more than 113,000 civilian sites struck, over 2,000 people killed, 21,000 injured, and roughly 3 million people displaced, according to its estimates.
  • Tehran published a list of regional bridges it said could be targeted in retaliation and launched drone and missile strikes on Gulf facilities while Gulf states disputed some Iranian claims of hits on data centers.
  • Iran-backed militias and Yemen’s Houthis carried out attacks on U.S. and Israeli-linked targets, including drone strikes on a U.S. facility at Baghdad International Airport and missile barrages at Israel.
  • Israel said it struck about 3,500 targets in Lebanon in one month, while the Lebanese Health Ministry reported more than 1,300 killed and over 4,000 wounded since fighting resumed.
  • Fighting continued in Gaza despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with airstrikes in Khan Younis killing civilians including young children.
  • U.S. President Trump warned of further attacks and proposed a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request as the conflict escalated and regional security and humanitarian crises deepened.

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