War in Iran: 11 days of attacks in the Middle East on maps

Explosion in Tehran Getty Images via BBC American and Israeli forces struck new targets in Iran this Tuesday (10/3), as the war between the United States, Israel and Iran enters its eleventh day. The joint attacks occurred mainly in parts of Tehran and the neighboring city of Karaj during the early hours local time. United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday will be the “most intense” day of American strikes against Iran so far — with “the greatest number of fighters, the greatest number of bombers, the greatest number of strikes.” Also according to Hegseth, Iranian forces fired the smallest number of missiles in a 24-hour period since the start of the war. In Lebanon, Israel ordered the urgent evacuation of the south of the country, while continuing to bombard the region with airstrikes. According to the Human Rights Activists (HRANA), based in the United States, 1,205 civilian deaths were recorded in Iran between February 28 and March 9. The US Department of Defense also confirmed the deaths of seven American soldiers since the beginning of the conflict. Locations hit in Iran by US-Israel strikes Cities hit in Iran BBC The first US and Israeli strikes against Iran began on February 28, when the Israeli army claimed to have struck the Iranian leadership and its military infrastructure. During these bombings, Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Tehran. On Sunday (8), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that it had carried out “approximately 3,400 attacks”, disabling more than 150 Iranian defense systems. Images verified by BBC Verify — the BBC’s checking service — show smoke and fires at four Iranian oil installations following the bombings. Iran’s Foreign Ministry stated that these attacks released “toxic and dangerous substances into the air”, and accused Israel of being “poisoning civilians”. IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said these sites were “a legitimate military target.” So far, BBC Verify has confirmed visual evidence of more than 110 attacks across Iran, including at least 49 bombings in Tehran. Satellite images analyzed since the beginning of the conflict show: Damaged aircraft at Mehrabad Airport, in Tehran; Damage to a naval and air base in the port city of Bushehr; At least 11 Iranian naval vessels destroyed or damaged by US and Israeli strikes at Konarak and Bandar Abbas bases; Damage to a nuclear facility in Natanz and at least three Iranian missile launch sites. Attacks in Tehran BBC In Minab, in southern Iran, at least 168 people, including children, died during an attack on a girls’ school on February 28, according to Iranian authorities. Using satellite images, it was possible to see two buildings at the site: an Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) base, which was completely destroyed, and the school, which partially collapsed. Analysis of the images revealed multiple attacks and fire marks around the school, suggesting it was hit more than once. Experts who analyzed a video showing a missile moments before it hit an IRGC base near the school told BBC Verify that it was an American Tomahawk. According to them, neither Israel nor Iran possess this type of weaponry. Iranian attacks across the Middle East Iranian attacks on neighboring countries in retaliation for the US and Israel offensive BBC The governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported on Sunday missile and drone attacks from Iran. Kuwait said it managed to contain a large fire in a government building after an attack that occurred during the early hours of the morning. The UAE said its air defenses intercepted 16 ballistic missiles and 113 drones on Sunday. On Saturday, a drone attack hit Dubai International Airport. The country also reported that 238 missiles and 1,422 drones had been launched against its territory in the previous week. On Monday, Bahrain said a drone strike left 32 civilians injured, the highest number of casualties in a single incident in the Gulf countries since the start of the war. The country’s authorities also said the attack sparked a fire at its largest oil refinery. Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iraq were also targets of attacks. Shipping in the Gulf was hit hard after Iran threatened to “burn” vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world’s oil and gas passes. Attacks reported by Iran and its allies BBC Israeli attacks in Lebanon after Hezbollah offensive Israeli forces carried out air strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, a group supported for decades by Iran. Hezbollah had launched missiles at Israel on March 2, after Khamenei’s death. On Sunday, Israel claimed to have carried out a “precise attack” in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, against commanders of the Quds Force, the external operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health reported that four people were killed in an Israeli attack on a hotel in the city center. According to the ministry, 394 people were killed last week due to Israeli bombings. On March 1, a missile attack, which Israel says came from Iran, killed at least nine people and injured 27 others in the city of Beit Shemesh, according to emergency services. Israeli attacks in Lebanon BBC Attacks outside the Middle East The war between the US and Israel against Iran has spread beyond the region. According to the Pentagon, an Iranian warship was sunk by an American submarine near Sri Lanka. Local authorities said 87 of the 130 crew members died. Azerbaijan accused Iran of launching drones that left two people injured in the territory of Nakhchivan on Thursday. Tehran denied involvement. On March 1, a British air base on the island of Cyprus was hit by a drone that UK officials said was launched by Hezbollah forces from Lebanon.

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