War with Iran: What happens on the seventh day of the US and Israel attacks?

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After six days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, the conflict escalates with expanding regional tensions.

The war between the United States, Israel and Iran entered on the seventh day and the attacks in Iran and another mediate East countries continue.

Iran continues rocket attacks and drones in the Persian Gulf, and Washington and Tel Aviv claim their run – codenamed Operation Epic Fury – paralyzes the Iranian army.

Estimates published on Thursday by the Centre for strategical and global Studies (CSIS) estimated the cost of the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury at $3.7 billion, or about $891 million a day. Most of these costs – $3.5 billion – were not included in the budget, reported CSIS.

Here's what happened in the last day:

In Iran

The U.S. and Israeli military run is underway: the US and Israel proceed military attacks on Iran, which marks the seventh day of the conflict. More than 1,230 people have died since the attacks started on Saturday in Iran.

Israeli troops claim to have achieved a “almost complete advantage in the air”, carrying out 2,500 attacks and destroying 80% of Iranian air defence systems.

U.S. leadership success and interference: After killing the ultimate Leader Ajatollah Ali Chamenei in the Saturday US and Israel attack on Tehran, the question of his succession remains open. There are reports that his son, Mojtab Chamenei, may take over.

On Thursday, however, U.S. president Donald Trump announced his intention to play a direct function in the election of another Iranian leader, explicitly calling Mojtaba an “unacceptable” candidate.

Warnings against invasion: Ali Larijani, secretary of the Iranian ultimate National safety Council, warned that the Iranian forces were “waiting” for a possible U.S. land invasion and threatened to kill and capture thousands of American soldiers.

Negotiations rejected: Iran's abroad minister Abbas Araghchi stated that "there is no reason for us to negociate with the US," claiming that Washington cannot be trusted.

Iran attacks: The United States says the number of Iranian rocket attacks has fallen by 90 percent since the first day of the conflict, and the number of drone attacks has fallen by 83 percent in the same period.

In the Gulf countries

Kuwait: The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait following Iran's retaliatory attacks erstwhile Kuwaiti air defence systems intercepted missiles and drones.

Bahrain: An Iranian rocket hit a state oil refinery in the Bahraj industrial city, but the fire was contained. UAE and Qatar: UAE reported that their air defence captured many Iranian missiles and over 120 drones. Qatar besides reported that on Thursday he was attacked by a hail of Iranian missiles and drones after loud explosions were heard in the capital, Doshe.

About 20,000 Americans left the mediate East: State Department reported that thousands of people have already left the region, mostly without help, but the government arranges charter flights for private individuals who inactive want to evacuate.

Interferences in Evacuation: A French evacuation flight, scheduled by the government to rescue citizens trapped in the United arabian Emirates, was forced to return during the flight due to rocket fire in the region.

In Israel

Tel Aviv attacked: The Iranian Revolutionary defender announced that it carried out a combined drone and rocket attack on Tel Aviv and central areas of Israel. interior Closures and force in the West Bank: In the face of safety threats, the Israeli civilian Administration closed all sacred places in the Old Town of Jerusalem and cancelled Friday prayers.

In the USA

Military attacks: Central U.S. Command reported attacks on about 200 targets in Iran over the last 72 hours, including ballistic rocket launchers and warships.

Trump claims that Iran is ‘destroyed’, ‘before the deadline and on an unprecedented scale’, claiming that the country does not now have ‘airpower or air defence’. The air force “disappeared”, he said.

Congress' support: The U.S. home of Representatives, in which the majority are Republicans, voted 219 to 212 against attempts to halt the war and require Congress' approval for war action against Iran.

Denied instability: US Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth rejected criticism, denying that the United States and Israel contributed to regional instability.

Economic impact: The ongoing war has shaken American financial markets. At the beginning of the week, the Dow Jones index dropped by over 1,000 points (2.2%) as oil prices rose due to the war.

In Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt

Military Base in Iraq: Iraqi forces shot down a drone attacking a military base with American assets close Baghdad global Airport. The drone approached Victoria Air Force Base on Wednesday night, but was intercepted before reaching its destination as reported by the media.

Iran attacks Kurdish groups: Iranian state tv Press tv reported on Thursday morning that Tehran utilized the word "anti-Iranian separatist forces" .

The word “anti-Iranian separatist forces” refers to Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups that are likely to be based in mountainous, hard-to-access areas close the Iraqi-Iran border. It is known that US president Donald Trump had talks with any of these groups to join the attacks on Iran.

An offensive escalation in Lebanon: Israel intensively bombards Lebanon and issued warnings about the evacuation of the confederate suburbs of Beirut and parts of Bekaa Valley.

Egypt's economical warning: Egypt's president Abd el-Fatah es-Sisi warned that the country is economically in a "close danger" due to the fact that the ongoing war in the mediate East threatens to increase prices.

In Europe

Europe under pressure: European governments are divided on how to respond to the escalation of the conflict in the mediate East. any of them deploy defensive military forces and others place emphasis on diplomacy. The United Kingdom and France have transferred naval and air defence resources to the east Mediterranean to aid defend the interests of allies. On Monday, the drone struck the British Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. another European countries, including Germany, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands, have so far focused on diplomatic activities and have not declared direct deployment of combat forces.

Azerbaijan: The country halted cross-border truck traffic with Iran and is preparing "retaliatory action" after an Iranian drone attack injured 4 civilians in its Nachichevan exclave.

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