Running for their lives as the bodies pile up - Chilling aftermath of airstrike near Russian Embassy in Tehran *DISTRESSING*

Running for their lives as the bodies pile up - Chilling aftermath of airstrike near Russian Embassy in Tehran *DISTRESSING*

"Crowds of people were seen running for their lives as an airstrike hit near the Russian Embassy in Tehran on Monday. Footage shows locals dragging an injured person on a stretcher, another body lying motionless on the ground, glass and bloodstains in a blown-out cars and body bags seen piled up in the streets - with one woman overcome with grief. There were no confirmed reports of exact numbers killed at time of publication. The US and Israel first attacked Iran on Saturday morning, with airstrikes continuing on Sunday and Monday. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with strikes reported in countries right across the Gulf region. The US side confirmed four deaths of military personnel on Monday. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians."

Running for their lives as the bodies pile up - Chilling aftermath of airstrike near Russian Embassy in Tehran *DISTRESSING*

Running for their lives as the bodies pile up - Chilling aftermath of airstrike near Russian Embassy in Tehran *DISTRESSING*

"Crowds of people were seen running for their lives as an airstrike hit near the Russian Embassy in Tehran on Monday. Footage shows locals dragging an injured person on a stretcher, another body lying motionless on the ground, glass and bloodstains in a blown-out cars and body bags seen piled up in the streets - with one woman overcome with grief. There were no confirmed reports of exact numbers killed at time of publication. The US and Israel first attacked Iran on Saturday morning, with airstrikes continuing on Sunday and Monday. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with strikes reported in countries right across the Gulf region. The US side confirmed four deaths of military personnel on Monday. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians."

US-Israel war on Iran: what maps tells us about the unfolding Middle East crisis – video

US-Israel war on Iran: what maps tells us about the unfolding Middle East crisis – video

The war in the Middle East triggered by the joint US and Israeli attack on Iran expanded dramatically on Monday, with casualties and destruction reported across at least nine countries, including major strikes on Tehran. Since the US and Israel first struck Iran with bombing and missile attacks over the weekend, the speed at which this war has exploded into a regional conflict is ‘dizzying’, says the Guardian’s Oliver Holmes. Tehran swiftly retaliated to the attacks, which killed the country’s supreme leader, by launching strikes across the Middle East. A visual guide to the US-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s response US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Continue reading...