Iran’s Secretary of the National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has revealed that the US has offered a $1 million bounty for information about Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The US has also announced a $1 million plus reward for information on the top 10 leaders of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, which includes Iranian officials and security and intelligence officials. According to Lebanese Health Ministry, 106 children and 65 women are among the dead. Iranian government officials say that 43,000 residential units were destroyed, with 36,500 of them being residential units. The details of the casualties in the 15-day US and Israel attack on Iran have come to light.
The tense situation in the Middle East has created a crisis in India over Leaked Petroleum Gas (LPG). This is the second time since the start of the war that an attack has been made on the US embassy in Baghdad. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to move towards immediate ceasefire, resolve their differences through dialogue, and China is committed to playing an active role in reducing tensions between the two countries.
The situation in Gaza has worsened due to the sandstorm, adding to the difficulties faced by Palestinians affected by the Israel war. According to the US Senate, the US military conducted a large-scale operation on the Iranian island of Kharag last night, targeting Iranian naval vessels and destroying their bomb-making facilities. The UAE media has reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has informed the United Arab Emirates.
The Hamas has said that Iran has the right to defend itself against aggression and that Arab countries’ reluctance to join the conflict is causing them great disappointment. North Korea fired missiles towards Japan’s waters as the US and South Korean troops began their annual military exercises. In the attack on the Iranian military base in Saudi Arabia, the US Air Force’s five refueling planes were hit. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the US had forced India to buy oil from Russia for several months, Europe thought that the US would support Russia, and now after two weeks of war, the US is begging the world to buy Russian oil.
On social media, former US President Donald Trump expressed hope that China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and other countries would send warships to the region. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially reprimanded Pakistani batsman Salman Ali Agha for violating the Code of Conduct Level 1 and awarded him one demerit point. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government will implement austerity measures, and employees of autonomous institutions under government and public institutions will face a salary cut of 5-30 percent. The money saved will be used to provide relief to the public gradually.
According to the PCB, Hasan Talat’s left shoulder was dislocated, and while playing the second ODI against Bangladesh, Hasan Talat’s shoulder was injured. Work at oil companies in the area is also proceeding as usual, according to Iranian officials. Security sources say that operations under Operation Al Ghadab Al-Haq will continue until objectives are achieved.
