Tehran, Washington, Occupied Jerusalem: The US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Lebanon have entered their 16th day. Iran has also launched the 54th wave in response and fired missiles. US President Donald Trump has appealed for help from around the world, including China, to open the Strait of Hormuz, but no country has announced sending ships yet.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has rejected Trump’s claim, saying that Iran has not contacted anyone for negotiations, Iran is not involved in the attacks on Saudi Arabia, America’s luxury drones are copies of Iranian drones, which are targeting Arab countries, the US has denied the Iranian claim.
During the sixteen days of the Middle East war, 1,444 Iranians and 850 Lebanese have been martyred, including a large number of children and women, thousands of people have been injured, while 36,000 residential buildings have been targeted in Iran.
Iranian Supreme Leader claims to have shot down plane
The Israeli military has claimed that it has destroyed the plane of the former Iranian supreme leader in an attack on Mehrabad Airport.
The destruction of the plane will affect the Iranian leadership’s coordination with allied countries, and the move will also deal a blow to Iran’s efforts to restore its military capabilities.
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Attack on the Red Crescent in Tehran
Israel attacked Red Crescent facilities in Tehran, Israeli airstrikes hit a clinic and aid center.
The clinic’s windows were broken, medical equipment was also destroyed, and dozens of medical workers have been killed in Israeli-American attacks before.
The US and Israel once again attacked a school in Iran
According to Iranian media, the Shahid Khomeini Boys School in Khomein city has been attacked by the US and Israel, causing severe damage to the school building.
No casualties were reported in the US and Israeli attack on the school, but houses around the school were also damaged in the attack.
Attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, 10 soldiers killed
The US embassy in Baghdad was attacked this morning, the US defense system destroyed the missile or drone in the air.
It is not yet clear whether the attack was carried out by a drone or a missile.
According to Russian TV, 10 US soldiers were killed in the attack, a fire broke out after the drone attack on the Victoria Base and there were initial reports of 5 people being injured. The Iraqi resistance organization had also released a video of the drone attack on the Victoria Base the previous day.
Saudi forces claim to have shot down dozens of drones
Saudi forces shot down dozens of drones today, according to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, they have faced three waves of drone attacks since morning.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense says that five drones were destroyed in the air in the first wave, six in the second wave, and twenty-three in the third wave, bringing the total number of drones destroyed in Saudi airspace today to sixty.
NATO’s future will be very bad if it does not help open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump
US President Donald Trump threatened NATO, saying that if NATO does not help open the Strait of Hormuz, then the future of NATO will be very bad, we are talking to Iran but I do not think it is ready.
He said that he is talking to 7 countries related to the Strait of Hormuz, asking them to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the British newspaper, Trump said that the meeting scheduled for the end of this month with the President of China may be delayed.
Missile and drone attack on Baghdad airport complex
The airport complex in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has been targeted with rockets and drones.
Security sources told Al Jazeera that a drone attack was carried out on a logistics support camp near Baghdad International Airport, and the same area was also targeted with five rockets. Authorities are assessing further details of the incident and the extent of the damage.
Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, 5 people killed
According to the Lebanese official news agency, an Israeli airstrike in the Jizin district of southern Lebanon killed 5 people and injured 6 others.
The agency said that the attack was carried out in the Qatrani area of Jizzin district, where several people were killed and several others sustained various injuries.
According to the report, the injured were immediately transferred to nearby hospitals.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards are using missiles developed just 10 years ago
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have said that US President Trump said that the Iranian Navy was destroyed, Trump should dare to send the US Navy to the Gulf.
According to the spokesman, they are currently using missiles developed 10 years ago, and missiles developed after June 2025 have not been used.
Epstein’s remnants are plotting a 9/11-like incident: Ali Larijani
Iran’s National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani has said that the remnants of the Epstein team have plotted to carry out a 9/11-like incident and blame Iran.
Reposting a post on the social networking website X, Ali Larijani wrote that Iran is fundamentally opposed to such terrorist plans, Iran’s war is not with the American people.
Flights suspended at Dubai Airport with drone
Authorities in Dubai have announced the temporary suspension of flights at Dubai International Airport as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and crew after a drone-related incident.
Authorities are responding to a fire that broke out after a “drone-related incident” that damaged a fuel tank. Passengers are being advised to contact airlines for flight information. Dubai Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports, handling 90 million passengers in 2025.
Attack on US, Italian military base in Kuwait, remote-controlled plane destroyed
Italian Chief of Defense General Luciano said in a statement that the Ali al-Salem base was targeted by a drone this morning, and a remote-controlled plane of the Italian Task Force Air was destroyed in the attack.
He said that all personnel are safe in the attack and no one was harmed. In view of the changing security situation in the region in recent days, the movement of TFA has been restricted.
The world is silent on the US appeal
US economic ally Japan has also refused to send its ships to the Strait of Hormuz.
The policy chief of the Japanese ruling party said that only after a very high threshold is crossed in the region can Japanese ships be sent to the Strait of Hormuz.
Australia also refused to send ships to open the Strait of Hormuz, the Australian minister said that Australia is not participating in the Middle East mission.
China also remained silent on Trump’s demand, the Chinese embassy in Washington said that China would play a constructive role by working to make communication with relevant parties effective.
British Energy Minister Ed Miliband said that we are talking to the US and other allies to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, we may send mine-detecting drones.
According to the British newspaper, Britain also flatly refused to send naval warships to the Strait of Hormuz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also told the US president no.
In addition, South Korea has said that we have read Trump’s appeal and are closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East.
It should be noted that France has already refused to send its ships to the region.
