The war in the Middle East completed one month this Saturday (28), with thousands of deaths. The United States and Israel carried out joint strikes on February 28 in Iran, triggering offensives Iranian against Israel, American bases and the Gulf States. Furthermore, a battlefront was opened in Lebanon.
Hezbollah, an armed group backed by Iran, in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei, then Iranian supreme leader. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: . Experts point out that it will not make structural changes and represents continuity of repression.
US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with this choice, . He had said that he would need to be involved in the process and said that Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” for Tehran’s leadership.
At least since February 28th, informed the Iranian Red Crescent on Friday (28). On March 16, Iran’s foreign minister stated that “hundreds of Iranian civilians”, including more than 200 children, have been killed since the start of the conflict.
In Lebanon, authorities say 1,142 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since March 2, including at least 122 children.
In Israel, missiles launched from Iran and Lebanon killed 19 people, according to the Israeli ambulance service. The Israeli military said four of its soldiers were also killed in southern Lebanon.
At least 13 were killed. Six had their deaths confirmed after the crash of a refueling aircraft US military over Iraq, the US Army said, while seven others died in combat during operations against Iran.
The conflict has hit the global economy hard, with gas and fertilizer shortages fueling inflation fears.
*With information from Reuters and CNN
