For US President Donald Trump, it would be a “waste of time” to consider sending American ground troops to Iran
New attacks hit Iran and Lebanon this Friday, 6th, on the seventh day of clashes in the Middle East, while Israel said it intends to intensify the offensive. In response, Tehran declared having hit targets in Tel-Aviv, increasing the escalation of the conflict in the region.
Israel launches airstrikes
Israel launched airstrikes against several cities in southern Lebanon. “Enemy warplanes carried out nighttime bombing raids on the cities of Srifa, Aita al-Shaab, Touline, Sawana and Majdal Selm,” Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Friday.
The Israeli military also said it had completed a wave of large-scale airstrikes in Dahiya, a densely populated area south of Beirut considered a Hezbollah stronghold. According to the Israeli military, the bombings hit ten buildings and several command centers used by the group.
Another attack targeted the city of Dours, in the east of the country.
Tehran is the target of new bombings
At least six large explosions were heard in the central and eastern areas of Tehran. A medical clinic, a gas station, a parking lot and two residential buildings were destroyed after the attacks hit several residential neighborhoods, according to state television.
The bombings on Friday morning also hit the compound of the dead supreme leader last Saturday, 28th, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an area close to the presidential palace and the National Security Council.
Iran launches missiles at Tel Aviv
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced a new wave of launches missiles against the Tel Aviv shopping center, in Israel, according to the Iranian state agency IRNA. According to the statement, the “combined missile and drone attack targets locations in the heart” of the city.
This Friday, several explosions were heard over the commercial center of Tel Aviv, AFP journalists reported, after the Israeli military reported the detection of new missiles launched from Iran towards Israeli territory.
“Recently, the Israel Defense Forces identified missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel. Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the Israeli Army said in a statement.
American troops in Iran
For the US President, Donald Trumpit would be a “waste of time” to consider sending American ground troops to Iran, NBC News reported, in response to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s warning that such a move would be disastrous for the invaders. The statement was made on Thursday, 6, in an interview with the American television network NBC.
“It’s a waste of time. They lost everything. They lost the Navy. They lost everything they could lose,” Trump said by phone, adding that Araghchi’s statement that Iran was ready for an American or Israeli ground invasion was a “useless comment.”
Child deaths
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that at least 192 children died since the beginning of the war in the Middle East.
According to the organization, 181 children were killed in Iran, seven in Lebanon, three in Israel and one in Kuwait.
“Children don’t start wars, but they pay an unacceptably high price,” Unicef wrote in a post on X. “The military buildup in the Middle East has already had a devastating impact on children.”
“Children in the region must be protected,” he added.
*with information from Estadão Conteúdo
