BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 25. A new series of
targets for air strikes on Iran and Lebanon was approved at today's
meeting, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in his speech
following a discussion with Chief of General Staff Lieutenant
General Eyal Zamir, Trend reports.
Katz also noted that since the start of the war, the Israeli Air
Force has carried out more than 15,000 strikes on Iran, which is
four times more than the number of strikes during the 12-day war in
June 2025.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States (US) and Iran over the nuclear program, the US
and Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
US military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.
On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s third Supreme
Leader by majority vote.
From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.
The ongoing conflict has significantly threatened the region’s
energy infrastructure and maritime transport. Oil prices have
surged on global markets due to heightened security tensions around
the Strait of Hormuz, prompting several countries to advise their
citizens to leave the region.
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