Iran war: Tensions escalate as US-Israeli attacks continue

Tensions Escalate in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump has warned of the 'complete demolition' of Iran's key infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by a looming deadline, signaling a sharp escalation in tensions.

Iran's military has dismissed Trump's threats as 'delusional', saying they cannot mask what it described as US 'disgrace and humiliation' in the region, according to the Iranian media.

US-Israeli attacks across Iran have intensified, with universities and oil facilities among civilian targets. Iranian missiles and drones continue to target sites across the Gulf region.

Israel's military said it had carried out strikes on three airports in Tehran, targeting several Iranian planes and helicopters.

The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said attacks near Iran's Bushehr atomic power plant 'pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop'.

Iran said an Israeli strike at dawn killed the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major-General Majid Khademi.

Two units that produce electricity for the South Pars gasfield were targeted in recent strikes. Iranian officials view this as a 'huge escalation' and a sign that the US and Israel intend to destroy the survival capabilities of the Iranian people.