Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks?

The United States-Israeli war on Iran has entered its 12th day, with Tehran saying nearly 10,000 civilian sites in the country have been bombed and more than 1,300 civilians killed.

Iranian targets, including Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, were bombed on Tuesday overnight, while Tehran continued its retaliatory attacks on Israel and US assets in the Gulf region, causing a spike in global energy prices.

Meanwhile, political pressure is mounting in Washington, where lawmakers are demanding public hearings on the war’s goals and questioning the administration’s strategy as US casualties rise and civilian strikes come under investigation.

Here is what we know so far.

In Iran

• Civilian toll in Iran: Tehran says US and Israeli forces have bombed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, resulting in more than 1,300 civilian deaths since the war began on February 28.
• Iran police chief warns protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’: Police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said those supporting the country’s enemies would no longer be seen as protesters but as enemies.
• Hamas congratulates new leader: The Palestinian group congratulated its “brothers in Iran” on the appointment of the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and wished him victory in the war.
• Air attacks and naval actions: Powerful explosions were reported overnight in a residential district of central Tehran following a “massive wave” of Israeli air attacks. Tehran has accused Israel of attacking civilian infrastructure. The Iranian Red Crescent Society says a residential building was hit, and rescue teams have been digging through rubble searching for people.
• US, Israel targets: Iran’s army said it attacked key targets in Israel, including the military intelligence headquarters, a naval base in Haifa and a radar system. It also said it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
• Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck a Liberia-flagged vessel, which it said was Israeli-owned, and a Thai bulk carrier in the Strait of Hormuz after the ships ignored warnings to stop.

• Toxic “black rain”: The World Health Organization warns that polluted rainfall known as “black rain” could pose health risks after strikes on Iranian fuel depots. Thick smoke from fires at oil facilities, including in Tehran, has mixed with rain clouds, producing contaminated precipitation carrying toxic pollutants.

In Gulf nations

• Saudi Arabia: Saudi defence forces said they intercepted waves of Iranian drones and ballistic missiles, including projectiles aimed at the kingdom’s eastern region and Prince Sultan airbase.
• Qatar: Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday morning that the country’s military intercepted a new missile attack aimed at the Gulf nation. Later, the ministry said a missile attack was intercepted. Doha sent out an “elevated” threat level alert just after noon, telling residents to “remain indoors”.
• United Arab Emirates: The UAE said air defences are responding to a new wave of Iranian missiles and drones. The UAE said it intercepted 26 drones on Tuesday, although nine fell inside its territory.
• Oman: Drones struck fuel tanks at Oman’s Salalah port, state media said. No casualties were reported.

• Diplomatic condemnations: Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi has called for a de-escalation in hostilities across the Middle East and urged Iran and the US to return to the negotiating table for a mediated solution. Iran’s attacks on its neighbours bring “benefit for no one”, he told Al Jazeera.
• Ships attacked: The UK Maritime Trade Operations says at least two vessels – a bulk carrier and a cargo ship – were hit by unknown projectiles: one near Dubai and the other in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Ukraine anti-drone teams: Ukrainian units experienced in countering Iranian-style drones are now operating in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
• Gulf offices cleared: Citi evacuated its Dubai finance-centre office, while PwC closed offices in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait.

In the US

• US troop casualties rise: The Pentagon said about 140 US service members have been wounded and seven killed since the launch of Operation Epic Fury. An eighth died from a “health-related incident” in Kuwait.

• Trump says ‘nothing left to target’: US President Donald Trump said the war could end soon, saying there is “nothing left” for US forces to hit and adding “any time I want it to end, it will end.”

• White House awaits probe into deadly school strike: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the US has hit more than 5,000 targets in Iran, focusing on its missile and nuclear programmes. However, she also addressed an ongoing military investigation into a strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed roughly 175 students, noting the administration will accept the results of the probe amid emerging photographic evidence suggesting a US missile was responsible.
• Iran welcome to play at World Cup: Trump said he would welcome Iran’s participation despite the war, the White House noted.
• US destroys mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz: The US Central Command reported destroying 16 inactive Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump said on Truth Social the US destroyed at least 10 “inactive” Iranian mine-laying boats and warned Iran to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz, adding any attempt to block it will be met “quickly and violently.” pic.twitter.com/4CjhwV97xl

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 10, 2026

In Israel

• Iran’s retaliatory attacks: Israeli media say all the Iranian missiles fired at Israel were intercepted and set off sirens across Tel Aviv and central parts of the country.
• US warns Israel over strikes on oil infrastructure: The US informed Israel that it was “not happy” with Israeli strikes on Iranian energy facilities and asked that these stop unless Washington’s approves, according to the US-based Axios site. Al Jazeera could not independently verify the news.
• Hacked cameras: Israel’s cybersecurity directorate says it has detected dozens of Iranian breaches into security cameras for espionage since the war began, urging the public to update passwords and software.
• Diplomatic coordination: US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said he will likely travel to Israel next week to coordinate the continuing military campaign.

In Lebanon, Iraq

• Intensified Israeli attacks in Lebanon: Israeli forces have bombed a residential building in central Beirut, causing a fire and extensive damage to several floors. Lebanese officials say at least 634 people have been killed since last Monday.
• Assassination of Iranian diplomats: Iran has expressed deep anger and is demanding justice at the United Nations Security Council after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed four Iranian diplomats, an act Tehran is calling a “terrorist attack”.
• Mass displacement in Lebanon: More than 800,000 people have been displaced by the conflict with Israel, Lebanon’s Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed said.
• Air strike hits Iraq: Iraq’s prime minister told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the country should not be used as a launchpad for attacks, after strikes hit several locations on Tuesday, including a group linked to the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, which hosts US bases, has faced attacks from Iran.