The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) stated on Friday (20) that they began attacking Iranian targets in the Nur area, east of Tehran.
The governor of Bandar Lengeh, in the Iranian province of Hormozgan, also stated that, following attacks by the United States and Israel on the city’s port, 16 civil and commercial vessels caught fire.
Iranian media also reported that, with sirens sounding in the region on Friday morning.
The exchanged attacks are taking place during Nowruz, or Persian New Year, which is typically a time of family, renewal and the promise of new beginnings. This year, however, is marked by war and conflict.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. The conflict began on February 28, when a coordinated attack between the two countries in Tehran.
Several high-ranking officials of the Iranian regime were also killed. Furthermore, the US claims to have as well as air defense systems, planes and other military targets.
In retaliation, the ayatollahs’ regime carried out attackssuch as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. Iranian officials say they are targeting only U.S. and Israeli interests in those nations.
More than 1,200 civilians have died in Iran since the start of the war, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The White House, in turn, registered at least seven deaths of American soldiers in direct relation to the Iranian attacks.
The conflict also . Hezbollah, an armed group backed by Iran, in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country. Hundreds of people have died on Lebanese territory since then.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: . Experts point out that it and represents .
Donald Trump showed dissatisfaction with this choice, . He had said that he would need to be involved in the process and said that Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” to Iran’s leadership.
