Iran War: What’s Happening on Day 7 of US-Israel Attacks? | Israel-Iran Conflict News

EXPLAINER

After six days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, the conflict is escalating as regional tensions rise.

The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered its seventh day, and attacks continue throughout Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.

Iran continues its missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, as Washington and Tel Aviv say their campaign – codenamed Operation Epic Fury – is crippling Iran’s military.

Estimates released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Thursday put the cost of the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury at $3.7 billion, or about $891 million per day. Most of this cost – $3.5 billion – has not been budgeted for, CSIS reported.

This is what happened on the last day:

In Iran

• Ongoing US and Israeli military campaign: The United States and Israel continue their military attacks against Iran, on the seventh day of the conflict. More than 1,230 people have been killed in Iran since attacks began on Saturday.
• The Israeli military claims to have achieved “almost complete air superiority,” stating that it has carried out 2,500 strikes and destroyed 80 percent of Iran’s air defense systems.
• Leadership succession and US interference: Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli attack on Tehran on Saturday, doubt remains over his succession, with reports circulating that his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, could take over.
• However, on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he intends to play a direct role in selecting Iran’s next leader, explicitly calling Mojtaba an “unacceptable” choice.
• Invasion Warnings: Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned that Iranian forces are “waiting” for a possible US ground invasion and threatened to kill and capture thousands of US troops.
• Rejected negotiations: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “there is no reason why we should negotiate with the United States,” saying Washington cannot be trusted.
• Iran attacks:The United States says Iran’s ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90 percent since the first day of the conflict, while drone attacks have decreased by 83 percent during the same period.

In the Gulf nations

• Kuwait: The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait City following retaliatory Iranian attacks, when Kuwaiti air defense systems intercepted missiles and drones.
• Bahrain: An Iranian missile hit a state oil refinery in an industrial city in Bahrain, but the resulting fire was contained.
• United Arab Emirates and Qatar: The United Arab Emirates said its air defenses intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and more than 120 drones. Qatar also reported being targeted by a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones on Thursday after loud explosions were heard in the capital, Doha.
• Some 20,000 Americans have left the Middle East: The State Department reported that thousands of people have already left the region, mostly without assistance, but the government is arranging charter flights for private citizens who still wish to evacuate.
• Evacuation interruption: A French evacuation flight planned by the government to rescue citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates was forced to turn back mid-flight due to missile launches in the region.

In Israel

• Tel Aviv aims to: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced that it had launched a combined drone and missile attack against Tel Aviv and central areas of Israel.
• Domestic lockdowns and violence in the West Bank: Amid security threats, Israel’s Civil Administration closed all holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City and canceled Friday prayers.

in the united states

• Military strikes: US Central Command reported striking approximately 200 targets in Iran over the past 72 hours, including ballistic missile launchers and warships.
• Trump’s claims: Trump said Iran is being “demolished,” “ahead of schedule and at levels people have never seen before,” claiming the country now “has no air force or air defense.” The air force “is gone,” he said.
• Congressional support: The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 against an attempt to stop the war and require congressional authorization for hostilities against Iran.
• Instability denied: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected the criticism and denied that the United States and Israel had caused regional instability.
• Economic impact: The ongoing war has shaken American financial markets. Earlier in the week, the Dow Jones plummeted more than 1,000 points (2.2 percent) as oil prices rose due to the war.

In Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt

• iraqi military base: Iraqi forces shot down a drone targeting a military base with US assets near Baghdad International Airport. The drone approached Victoria Air Base overnight on Wednesday but was intercepted before reaching its target, according to reports.
• Iran attacks Kurdish groups: Iranian state television Press TV reported early Thursday that Tehran was attacking “anti-Iran separatist forces,” referring to Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups believed to have bases in hard-to-reach mountainous areas near the Iran-Iraq border. US President Donald Trump is understood to have been in talks with some of these groups with a view to joining the attacks against Iran.

• Offensive on the rise in Lebanon: Israel is heavily bombing Lebanon and has issued evacuation warnings for Beirut’s southern suburbs and parts of the Bekaa Valley.
• Egypt’s economic warning: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that the country is economically in a “state of near emergency” as the ongoing war in the Middle East threatens to drive up prices.

In Europe

• Europe under pressure: European governments are divided over how to respond to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, with some deploying defensive military assets while others emphasize diplomacy.
• United Kingdom and France have moved naval and air defense assets to the eastern Mediterranean to help protect Allied interests. A drone attack hit the British Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Monday. Other European countries, including Germany, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands, have so far focused on diplomatic responses and have not announced direct combat deployments.
• Azerbaijan: The country has stopped cross-border truck traffic with Iran and is preparing “retaliatory measures” after an Iranian drone strike injured four civilians in its Nakhchivan enclave.