New Delhi, Apr 7 — At least 30 people were killed in Iran on Monday as US and Israeli strikes intensified across multiple cities, with Tehran reporting civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure amid a widening conflict. More than 3,500 people have been killed in Iran since Feb 28, according to a rights group.
Multiple overnight explosions hit the capital Tehran, with heavy bombardment reported near Mehrabad airport. Strikes also targeted cities including Shiraz and Isfahan, with residential areas among those affected. Iranian authorities said casualties were rising as attacks expanded in scope.
US President Donald Trump warned of the “complete demolition” of Iran’s power plants and bridges “in a matter of hours” if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by a Tuesday deadline. He said Iran’s response to a US ceasefire proposal, conveyed through intermediaries, was “significant” but “not good enough.”
Iran’s military rejected the warning, calling Trump’s remarks “delusional” and saying they could not offset what it described as the “disgrace and humiliation” faced by the United States in the region, according to Iranian media.
Iranian missiles and drones continued to target key sites in Gulf countries through the day, indicating the conflict’s regional spillover. Israeli authorities, meanwhile, issued advisories asking Iranian civilians to avoid railway networks, raising concerns that transport infrastructure could be targeted next.
Iranian officials warned of “devastating” retaliation if the strikes continued, as tensions rose over potential attacks on critical national assets.
Separately, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage wrote to UNESCO Director-General seeking condemnation of reported Israeli threats to target the country’s railway system. The minister described such action as an attack on “humanity’s common heritage.”
The trans-Iranian railway, stretching 1,394 km from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 for its engineering significance. Tehran urged the UN agency to take a clear stance to deter any military action against it.