Missile and drone attacks by Iran on Gulf countries have intensified following the announcement that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran’s new Supreme Leader. Visuals emerging from the region show large explosions and fires in residential areas, with buildings engulfed in flames and thick smoke rising into the sky. Reports indicate that Iran targeted several locations across Gulf nations, including an attack on an oil depot in Bahrain, where an oil company terminal was hit. The strikes are being seen as part of Iran’s intensified retaliation after accusing the United States of launching attacks on Iranian territory from bases located in neighboring countries. Meanwhile, according to updates from the war monitoring center, Israel has also escalated its strikes on Iran. Israeli forces reportedly carried out a major attack on the Iranian Air Force headquarters in Tehran, claiming it was a key command center used by Iran’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to coordinate air operations. Israeli officials have stated that there will be “no mercy” in the ongoing campaign. Apart from military bases, logistics networks such as oil depots that supply fuel to Iran’s armed forces are also being targeted. Maps released from the control room indicate that multiple Iranian cities are witnessing strikes and counter-strikes, including Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Tabriz, Qom, Kerman, and Bandar Abbas. The conflict continues to escalate as Iran vows it will not bow to pressure, while the United States and Israel maintain that they will continue military operations until Iran’s current leadership structure is weakened.

