A US F-15E fighter jet, the same model was shot down over Iran on Friday. Trump has stepped up his rhetoric in recent days as negotiations conducted via intermediaries with new leaders in Iran show limited signs of progress. A man looks at residential buildings damaged by recent strikes at Vahdat town in Karaj, southwest of Tehran. Air strikes also destroyed the Pasteur Institute in Tehran, one of Iran’s leading public health institutions which has produced and distributed vaccines. The worst hit area was northern Israel, which was targeted by Iran and Hizbullah in Lebanon.


Source:   The Irish Times
April 03, 2026 21:32 UTC