Middle East escalation: Latest updates

Middle East escalation: Latest updates

US and Israeli forces have bombed over 20 provinces in Iran, with attacks reported in key cities including Tehran, Qom, Isfahan, and Bushehr

Casualties have been reported nationwide, including at least 160 people killed in a strike on a school in Minab

In response, Iran has carried out missile and drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and on military targets in Israel

Iran's missile attacks on US bases left at least 200 soldiers killed or injured, according to the IRGC

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted

Statements:

Iran is handling the situation, all institutions are in position, and regime change in Iran is “mission impossible,” said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

The US and Israel bear full responsibility for the consequences of their attacks, including possible escalation, Araghchi added

Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the US have called on Iran to stop its nuclear program

Russia and China have requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting over US and Israeli actions

Russia's Foreign Ministry described the US-Israeli operation as a “pre-planned and unprovoked” act of armed aggression

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring developments and has called for restraint to avoid risks to regional nuclear safety

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