Published 16/06/2025 17:34 | Edited 16/06/2025 19:27
On the fourth consecutive day of clashes between Iran and Israel, Israeli forces launched air targets at civilian targets in Iranian territory, including an Isfahan hospital and the headquarters of state broadcaster (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). According to reports of witnesses and images verified by international agencies, bombing caused various injuries and significant damage to critical infrastructure.
Impactful images circulated on social networks showing the headquarters of the station in flames under a thick column of black smoke. The Israeli air strike occurred while an anchor, identified as Sahar Emami, featured a live news – the moment of the explosion was broadcast to the whole country, accompanied by shreddes and shouts.
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Iran’s Minister of Health Bahram Eynollahi confirmed that the hospital was hit during Sunday night (15), leaving at least 12 dead and 40 injured, including patients in intensive care units. “These attacks are a blatant violation of international humanitarian law,” he reported in a public statement.
Another affected civil infrastructure was the Farabi Hospital in the Iranian city of Kermanshah. Iranian official press reported damage to the critical care wing, which contradicts the Israeli statement that civilians would not be being hit.
Iran responds with evacuation alerts and retaliation
In response, Iran issued evacuation alerts to Israeli news channel headquarters such as Kan and Channel 12, accusing them of “participating in war propaganda” and promising retaliation against strategic targets. Iranian revolutionary guard also activated operational cells in Lebanon and Iraq, preparing to launch new missiles against Israeli bases in Galilee and Negev.
“Any attack on civilians will be answered with proportional force. The world will see that we do not tolerate aggression,” said Iranian Ministry of Defense spokesman Ahmad Mimira.
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Since the beginning of hostilities, on Friday, Israeli bombings have left at least 224 dead and more than 1,400 injured in Iranian territory, according to the Iran Ministry of Health. In Israel, the government confirmed 24 dead and about 600 injuries after retaliatory attacks on Iranian missiles-some of them reaching Israeli urban areas on Monday.
The Israeli government ordered civilians to leave district 3 of Tehran, where the headquarters of Irib is located. The orientation was followed by bombing in the region, a practice similar to that adopted by Israel in previous campaigns against Hamas and Hezbollah. “Where can you go half a million people overnight?” Asked Danial Amin, a resident of the Zafar neighborhood. “The highways are completely blocked. We’re stuck.”
Netanyahu signals direct attack on Khamenei
In an interview on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not rule out an attack on Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatola Ali Khamenei. “This will not climb the conflict, it will end it,” he said, suggesting that the removal of Iranian leadership could end the war.
Netanyahu also stated that “the Middle East face is changing” and that the offensive can cause “deep changes within Iran.”
International repercussion: concern of the global community
The climb generated global convictions. The UN classified attacks on hospitals as “war crimes” and requested an urgent investigation. The Secretary-General of the Organization, António Guterres, warned of the risk of “regional conflict of devastating proportions”.
Humanitarian organizations, such as Doctors Without BordersThey required that both parties respect the Geneva Convention and protect medical facilities. The European Union and the Arab League also appealed to the immediate ceasefire, while the US reaffirmed unconditional support to Israel.
Humanitarian impact: civil victims and damage to critical infrastructure
In addition to hospitals, Israeli attacks have damaged water and electricity supply networks in several Iranian cities.
At the Lebanese border, the Hezbollah group launched dozens of rockets against the north of Israel, injuring civilians and destroying properties. Israeli authorities evacuated communities near the border, while the army mobilized reservists to reinforce anti -aircraft defenses.
Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister, said: “We are in an endless revenge cycle. Each side believes that it can break the resistance of the other, but reality shows that there is only more destruction.”
Meanwhile, the civilian population of both countries lives on alert, with closed schools, canceled flights and collapse markets.
More inflation in sight
Energy markets react with nervousness. The Brent oil barrel rose 7% after the first Israeli attacks, but fell 3% on Monday with the market betting on a possible international mediation. Experts warn, however, that the actual risk is in the narrow of Hormuz – where a third of oil exported by sea.
According to Deutsche Bank analysts, a two -month lock in the narrow would raise the price of oil to $ 124 a barrel. The possibility of interruption in global supply is treated as a “geopolitical nightmare” by strategic sectors.
USA rise security alert and congress debate Trump powers
Given the climb, the United States State Department raised the level of travel alert to Israel to level 4 (“not travel”), the highest. President Donald Trump, present at the G7 summit in Canada, refused to sign a joint statement asking the conflict to flutter, and indicated openness so that Russian President Vladimir Putin, acts as a mediator.
Meanwhile, in Congress, Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat Virginia) presented a resolution to restrict Trump’s powers in military actions against Iran, demanding express authorization from the legislature. “It is not in the interest of US National Security to get into war with Iran without being absolutely necessary,” said Kaine.
Source: vermelho.org.br
