Iran says Trump’s ‘open the f**kin Strait’ threat shows ‘intent to commit war crime’ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The Israeli military has said that the air force struck more than 120 targets across central and western Iran over the past 24 hours, including air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, and drone-related infrastructure.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the targets included missile array positions linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as facilities used for the production and launch of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The IDF said the strikes dismantled air defense systems that posed a threat to its fighter jets and were aimed at maintaining Israeli air superiority over Iran, releasing video footage showing the attacks.

Massive fire has erupted at Bahrain’s Bapco oil refinery after reported missile and drone strikes, Press TV says, publishing footage purportedly showing the initial impact.

Iran’s IRGC claims it intercepted and destroyed a US aircraft searching for the pilot of a downed F-15 south of Isfahan. Press TV has released an image purportedly showing the crash site.

Iran has condemned US strikes on the B1 bridge and Mahshahr petrochemical plants as “blatant acts of state terrorism” and “war crimes.”

Iran’s UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, urged the UN to denounce the attacks, accusing the US and Israel of targeting civilian infrastructure.

Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani. © Getty Images / Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket

Irish demonstrators have marched in Cork in support of Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon, calling for an end to the war and civilian casualties.

US taxpayers will face soaring gasoline prices for decades as a result of the war, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned, slamming Trump and his administration over the “legacy” they will leave.

The Laser and Plasma Research Institute at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University has been “completely destroyed” in US-Israeli airstrikes, RT’s Saman Kojouri reports from the scene, saying the facility “had nothing to do” with the military.

“This Laser and Plasma Research Center was involved in scientific activities for peaceful purposes… and had nothing to do with military installations,” Kojouri said.

He added that more than 60 students have been killed so far, with over 30 Iranian universities targeted, saying it’s “unbelievable” that these attacks are occurring “in the age of international law and human rights.”

Bahrain’s Bapco Energies has confirmed that an oil tank at one of its storage facilities caught fire following an Iranian missile strike, adding that the blaze has since been extinguished.

The company said no injuries were reported and damage is being assessed.

Clashes broke out in Tel Aviv on Saturday as police moved to disperse protesters opposing the military operation against Iran. Footage shows officers confronting demonstrators, deploying mounted police and pushing crowds back as tensions escalated. Several people were detained while ambulances treated the injured.

The unrest followed a wider wave of protests across Israel against the war and government policy. In Jerusalem, hundreds gathered to call for an end to the war.

A video shows crowds drumming and holding banners reading “Funds for public, not for coalition” and “Stop the war.” Rallies were also reported in Paris, London, Berlin, and New York, where activists called for sanctions and an end to the war.

Members of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Haredi community have staged a protest outside a Jerusalem recruitment office, Shetah News reports.

The demonstrators oppose a new draft policy ending their long-standing exemption from military service. Local media reported that, with the IDF stretched by the wider regional escalation, the government has moved to enforce the draft, prompting Haredi leaders to denounce it as a “war on religion.”