The US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on February 28. According to research from five sources, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks. Iran responded by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, according to research from four sources.
' The decapitation strike targeted Iran's missile infrastructure, military sites, leadership, nuclear program sites, and oil and gas sites, according to research from seven sources. High-ranking Iranian officials killed include Ali Larijani, Esmail Khatib, and Gholamreza Soleimani, according to research from seven sources. Up to two hundred senior military and civilian figures, and two generations of Khamenei's family, perished in the strike, according to research from seven sources.
The heart aches greatly, it bleeds, seeing the Western Wall as it looks now.
Tehran's Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to research from seven sources. Mojtaba Khamenei was named as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor on March 8, according to research from two sources. This appointment creates uncertainty about Iran's leadership transition, as there is a contradiction with reports that the Assembly of Experts is working to select a replacement without naming Mojtaba.
Iran accused the US and Israel of attacking a girls' school near an IRGC base on February 28, killing 168 people including around 110 children. The US said it was investigating the school incident, while Israel said it was 'not aware' of any military operations in the area. Expert video analysis by BBC Verify shows a US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near the school.
The community will miss the procession but added that faith comes internally from the heart.
The conflicting numbers obscure the true impact, as another report states at least 175 students were killed by a reported US strike on an Iranian elementary school. Human Rights Activists in Iran reported 3,220 people killed in Iran as of March 20, including 1,165 military, 1,398 civilians (at least 210 children), and 657 unclassified. More than 1,800 people have been killed so far, including 8 US service members and at least 175 students killed by a reported US strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to research from seven sources.
This discrepancy of over 1,400 deaths affects the perceived scale of human loss and the severity of the conflict. Iranian forces launched missiles and armed drones against Israel and US military facilities in all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, according to research from seven sources. An Iranian warship was sunk by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka on March 4, killing at least 87 people, according to research from seven sources.
Iran described the US and Israeli strikes as 'unprovoked, illegal and illegitimate'.
As of March 19, Israeli authorities said 15 civilians had been killed by missile fire since the start of the war. Iran has launched waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, with reports of casualties higher than Tel Aviv claims, according to research from seven sources. The fighting escalated to Lebanon, with casualties and damage mounting, according to research from two sources.
Iran struck civilian infrastructure in the Gulf, including ports and airports, according to research from seven sources. The hostilities forced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to research from two sources. In the first two days of fighting, at least three US jets were shot down, according to research from seven sources.
There will be no negotiations with the United States.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense stated 'several' US warplanes crashed over their territory. The US claims the jets were shot down by friendly fire. Iran's strategy is to exact a cost against the US and Israel great enough to secure a durable peace, according to research from seven sources.
Iran's war is being run by the Supreme National Security Council chaired by Ali Larijani, with a Provisional Leadership Council convened, according to research from seven sources. ' Iran has received MiG-29 Su-35 fighter jets and Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters from Russia, according to research from seven sources. The US attack on Iran cannot be legally justified under international law, according to expert Susan M.
The aim of the attack was regime change in Tehran.
Akram. Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused a global energy shock, prompting the International Energy Agency to release four hundred million barrels from its strategic reserve, according to research from seven sources. The current status of the Strait and its impact on global oil supply remains uncertain.
Jerusalem's major holy sites are shuttered ahead of Passover and Easter. Metal shutters are drawn on nearly all stores in the Old City, and stone alleyways are deserted, according to major media reports from two sources. An intercepted Iranian missile sprayed shrapnel on the rooftop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, according to major media reports from two sources.
Operation Epic Fury is what US President Donald Trump called 'a massive and ongoing' campaign against Iran.
Missile debris hit a road leading to the Western Wall, according to major media reports from two sources. Debris from Iranian ballistic missiles fell near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. An Iranian missile exploded over Jerusalem, with fragments falling on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter, and the Temple Mount, according to research from two sources.
A local Catholic high school, empty of students, was hit by debris from an Iranian missile interception, according to Rami Asakrieh. The massive priestly blessing for Passover will take place with just 50 worshippers, the maximum allowed under wartime safety guidelines, according to Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz. The Latin Patriarchate has canceled a procession on Sunday commemorating Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), according to major media reports from two sources.
Trump called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime once the fighting is done.
Holy Week typically sees the Old City teeming with thousands of pilgrims, with up to 10,000 people gathering on Holy Saturday alone, according to major media reports from two sources. Israeli authorities ordered the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre due to safety concerns for worshippers. Civil authorities barred public access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other holy sites in Jerusalem for security reasons, according to research from seven sources.
The closure has left Easter ceremonies in uncertainty and disappointed the faithful, according to major media reports from two sources. Photographs circulated by police show fragments on rooftops near the church and cordoned-off areas in the Al-Aqsa compound. There were no casualties and no significant damage at the holy sites, according to reports.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz condemned Iranian fire toward Jerusalem and called any attack near sacred sites a serious violation.
The closure has sparked online speculation about biblical prophecies and the Antichrist, according to major media reports from two sources. Biblical scholars warn against interpreting such events as literal fulfillments of apocalyptic imagery. The extent of damage to holy sites in Jerusalem beyond reported debris impacts is not fully known.
Uncertainties persist regarding the specific military objectives and endgame for the US and Israel in this conflict. The total number of casualties across all affected countries, including Israel, Lebanon, and Gulf states, has not been confirmed. The international diplomatic response and potential for de-escalation or mediation efforts remain unclear.
According to The Independent - Main, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz described the Western Wall as looking heartbreaking and bleeding. According to The Independent - Main, Rami Asakrieh described the community missing the procession but noted that faith comes internally from the heart. com, Shmuel Rabinowitz described Iranian fire toward Jerusalem as a serious violation of sacred sites.
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem condemned Iran for targeting civilians and endangering holy sites. ' Trump called Operation Epic Fury 'a massive and ongoing' campaign against Iran. Trump called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime once the fighting is done.