US and Israeli Airstrikes Kill At least 18 Across Iran

Recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have targeted residential areas in Iran, leaving at least 13 people dead in Islamshahr, located just southwest of the capital, Tehran. The bombardment caused severe destruction to local apartment buildings, prompting the Iranian Red Crescent to launch emergency search and rescue operations to assist trapped residents. In a separate strike earlier in the day, local officials confirmed that at least five more people were killed when a residential building was hit in the central city of Qom. Neither the United States nor Israel has issued an official statement regarding the specific objectives behind these attacks.