CAIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-Israeli-Iran conflict entered its 12th day on Wednesday. U.S. and Israeli officials indicated that more strikes on Iran are planned while Iran vowed to continue retaliatory attacks, despite international pushes for de-escalation.
Here's a quick overview of the latest developments and the impact of the retaliatory attacks on countries directly caught up in the regional crisis:
The United States
-- U.S. President Donald Trump told U.S. online media outlet Axios that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left to target."
"Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said, adding that Iran "will not get off that easy" after targeting U.S. assets across the Middle East.
-- U.S. and Israeli officials said they are preparing for at least two more weeks of strikes in Iran, and there has been no internal directive on when fighting might stop, according to the Axios report.
-- An ongoing military investigation has preliminarily determined that a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed over 160 people, mostly pupils, resulted from a targeting error, The New York Times reported, citing officials briefed on the matter.
-- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday it struck 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. "U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz," the command said in a post on X.
-- A Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday about 140 U.S. troops have been wounded, including eight seriously injured since the United States and Israel launched joint military attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.
Israel
-- The Israeli military said it has begun a new "wide-scale wave of strikes" on Iranian government sites across Iran.
-- The army also said it began a "large-scale attack wave of strikes" on Beirut's southern suburb, after saying earlier it was shifting ground forces from the Gaza area to the Lebanese border for intense fighting with Hezbollah.
-- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will continue, noting, "This operation will continue without any time limit, as long as needed, until we achieve all our goals."
-- Israel's Finance Ministry said Tuesday it had cut its 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.7 percent from 5.2 percent, citing the impact of its ongoing strikes on Iran.
-- Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir said Tuesday "many thousands" of Iranian security forces had been killed since the start of the war in Iran. He said that the current attacks were "further degrading the Iranian regime and its foundations" and that Israel would keep striking Iran and Hezbollah in order to remove "attempts to harm" Israel.
Iran
-- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said "the only way" to end its war with the United States and Israel "is recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression."
-- He also told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by phone that Iran does not seek conflict with regional countries and would only target sites used to attack its territory, within its legitimate right to self-defense.
-- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it will continue striking Israeli and U.S. bases across the Middle East until the threat of war against Iran ends. "We only think of the enemy's complete surrender," it said.
-- Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for Iran's armed forces, warned of massive retaliation if the United States were to strike Iran's ports. "If the United States carries out its threat against Iran's ports, no port, economic center, or point in the Persian Gulf will be out of our reach," Shekarchi said.
-- Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, said Tuesday more than 1,300 civilians had been killed and 9,669 civilian sites destroyed in Iran in the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel since Feb. 28.
Iraq
-- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani voiced Iraq's rejection and condemnation of the "unjust war" targeting Iran during a phone call with Pezeshkian. He said the attacks targeting Iraqi territory are "unacceptable and undermine Iraq's efforts to end the war and restore dialogue."
-- He also told Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud by phone that Iraq is committed to ending the war and rejects being used as a launching ground to target any country.
-- Iraqi security sources said air defense systems shot down four drones in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, noting they attempted to attack the Camp Victoria, a U.S. military base located near the airport.
Bahrain
-- The UN Security Council adopted a Bahrain-drafted resolution demanding Iran end strikes on Gulf countries, which failed to mention the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran.
The United Arab Emirates
-- The UAE's defense ministry said its air defense systems intercepted six ballistic missiles, seven cruise missiles and 39 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran. It reaffirmed its full preparation to respond to any attempts to undermine the country's security.
Jordan
-- Jordanian Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission said air traffic at the country's Queen Alia International Airport has remained stable in the first 10 days of March despite regional tensions.
Lebanon
-- Lebanese Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine said in a televised press briefing that the death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 634, including 91 children and 47 women, while 1,586 people have been wounded.
-- Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem reaffirmed the group's allegiance to Iran's leadership, congratulating Mojtaba Khamenei on his election as Iran's new supreme leader.
-- The head of Lebanon's travel agency syndicate said activity at Lebanese travel agencies has fallen roughly 80 percent since the outbreak of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, with most offices now confined to processing cancellations rather than selling new travel.
Türkiye
-- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the war triggered by attacks on Iran must be halted before it expands and sets the entire region on fire. "If diplomacy is given a chance, it is entirely possible to achieve this," Erdogan said.
France
-- French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Group of Seven leaders' videoconference, urged countries to "refrain from imposing any restrictions on oil and gas exports" that could destabilize markets during discussions on the economic fallout of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict.■
