The terrorist attack against the Iranian consulate in Damascus assassinated senior commander of the IRGC, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, in a major escalation

Israel has been carrying out air strikes in Lebanon and Syria allegedly targeting Hezbollah and Iranian targets in clear attempts to provoke a regional war

Pakistan’s strike was in retaliation to an Iranian attack on Tuesday which targeted against alleged bases of the group Jaish al-Adl. The terrorist outfit had claimed responsibility for a attack in Iran in December

IRGC also claimed it targeted Islamic State locations in the rebel-held areas of Syria and a terrorist base in Pakistan in retaliation to terrorist attacks in Kerman and Rask earlier in January and December respectively

The Iraqi government condemned the attacks calling it an hostile act and an attack on the country’s sovereignty. At least one Iraqi soldier was killed in the attacks and 18 others were wounded

In Gaza, over 10,600 have been killed and more than 26,000 injured, while the death toll in the West Bank has reached 175.

The Biden administration is preparing for an escalation of the war into Lebanon to draw out Hezbollah, which may in turn trigger an Iranian reaction

Iran asserted its right to defend itself after the failed drone strikes at the military workshop complex in Isfahan late on Saturday night