The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in significant casualties on both sides, with Iran reporting at least 80 people killed in Israeli attacks, and Israel confirming at least 7 fatalities from Iranian missile strikes.

Iranian media state that Israeli forces’ bombardment of civilian and energy infrastructure across Iran over the past two days, including a strike that ignited a fire at the Shahran oil facility in Tehran, has resulted in the deaths of at least 80 people and wounded 800 others. Among those killed are reportedly 20 children.

In retaliation, Iran has launched waves of missile attacks across Israel, targeting cities such as Haifa and Tel Aviv. Israeli medics and media reports indicate at least seven people have been killed. Specifically, three people were confirmed dead after an Iranian missile hit a building in the central Israeli town of Bat Yam, with dozens more injured across the country. An updated report from The Times of Israel indicates the death toll from an earlier Iranian missile strike on Tamra, northern Israel, has risen to 5.

The Israeli military maintains its strikes targeted sites “related to the Iranian regime’s nuclear weapons project.”

The rapidly escalating hostilities have drawn international concern. US President Donald Trump stated that he and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agree that the hostilities between Israel and Iran must end.

Amid the escalating violence, Iran has canceled a sixth round of nuclear talks with the United States, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating that continuing negotiations is unjustifiable in light of Israel’s sustained attacks.

Fears of a broader regional conflict are mounting, particularly after Iran threatened to attack Western military bases in the Middle East if those countries provide further support to Israel. This warning highlights the risk to US and UK military assets stationed across the region, including in Iraq, Syria, various Gulf states (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman), and the UK’s sovereign base in Cyprus. Such an expansion of hostilities could have severe political, military, and economic consequences, given the Middle East’s critical role in global oil and gas production.