Photograph: AFP via Getty ImagesAs the war on Iran enters its second month, reports from state media and residents in the Islamic Republic indicate mounting attacks on civilian infrastructure including homes, factories and electricity facilities. They include those on the capital’s north, a more affluent area where more secular Iranians live alongside regime elites. The pummelling of urban areas is also shifting the mood among some Iranians who might have initially supported the action, two people said. State-imposed restrictions on internet access and telephones mean that only state media and accredited photographers are able to publish footage and photos. Neither the US military nor Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have published a list of what exactly what they have struck.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2026 21:25 UTC