The war between United States, Israel and Iran entered its 12th day on Wednesday with no sign of easing, as American and Israeli forces carried out what officials described as the most intense strikes yet on Iranian targets while the conflict spread across the region. US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would see the largest wave of US attacks since the war began, with more aircraft, bombers and intelligence-guided strikes deployed against Iranian military infrastructure. Iran, whose military capabilities have been battered by days of bombardment, vowed to continue fighting. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected the possibility of a ceasefire, saying Tehran intends to punish what it calls aggression by Washington and Tel Aviv. Another senior Iranian figure, Ali Larijani, issued a warning to US President Donald Trump on social media, saying Iran does not fear US threats. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile said the broader aim of the war was to weaken Iran’s leadership to the point where popular forces could overthrow the government. “We are breaking their bones,” Netanyahu said of the ongoing campaign.

Strikes expand across the region

The fighting has spread well beyond Iran’s borders, with new strikes reported across Lebanon and Iraq. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes killed at least seven people across southern Lebanon early Wednesday, including five in the town of Qana. Additional airstrikes in the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts also caused casualties. Israeli forces also launched strikes on infrastructure linked to Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut after issuing evacuation warnings for the densely populated area. Elsewhere, drones targeted military installations at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad late Tuesday, according to Iraqi security officials. The drones landed near facilities used by US-led coalition forces, including the American-operated Victoria Base, though no casualties were reported.

Heavy bombardment in Tehran

Residents of Tehran reported some of the war’s “heaviest bombardment” overnight, with powerful explosions shaking neighborhoods and causing electricity outages across parts of the capital. Witnesses said the strikes lasted for extended periods around midnight, with some residents describing residential buildings being hit. Many businesses in Tehran closed early amid fears of further attacks, AP reported. Tens of thousands of civilians have reportedly fled major cities, seeking refuge in rural areas.

US targets Iranian naval assets

The US military said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid fears Tehran could attempt to block the vital shipping lane. The waterway, through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes, has become a focal point of the conflict. President Trump warned that if Iran deploys naval mines in the strait, they must be removed immediately or face severe military consequences.“If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!” he said.

140 US service members wounded

The Pentagon said about 140 US service members have been wounded since the conflict began, though most injuries are minor. Eight troops were reported to be severely injured, while several have already returned to duty. Civilian and military casualties have mounted across the region as well. In Lebanon alone, authorities say hundreds have been killed and more than a thousand wounded since the latest round of fighting began.

Markets and global concerns

Despite the escalating conflict, financial markets showed relative stability Tuesday after days of volatility triggered by uncertainty about how long the war might last. The S&P 500 slipped slightly, while oil prices stabilized after plunging from nearly $120 per barrel earlier in the week to around $90. Global leaders are closely monitoring the conflict’s economic consequences. Leaders of the Group of Seven are expected to hold emergency talks on energy security and potential measures to stabilize oil markets. With both sides rejecting calls for negotiations and intensifying military operations, fears are growing that the conflict could further destabilize the Middle East and disrupt global energy supplies.

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NEW DELHI: The governing NDA on Tuesday came down heavily on Rahul Gandhi over the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla, with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju saying the leader of the opposition was attacking democratic institutions because of the realisation that there is no way he could lead his party to win an election.Rijiju said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would have been a better choice for leading the Congress and accused Rahul of publicly seeking foreign intervention to fight the alleged threat to democracy in India.The governing coalition sought to frame the no-confidence motion as yet another instance of Rahul railroading his Congress colleagues and others in the opposition to support his whim, with Rijiju claiming that at least 50 opposition MPs had confided in him their misgivings about the move against Birla.Rahul undermining dignity of Parl with his antics: RijijuNDA speakers kept up the attack even as members belonging to the INDIA bloc justified the move against the Speaker and accused him of gagging the opposition at the govt’s instance. While DMK’s TR Baalu called him a “gentleman” who had suspended so many opposition MPs, TMC’s Mahua Moitra called the motion a divine retribution for the speaker for “wrongly” expelling her in 2023. His karma has caught up with him, she said. Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Arvind Sawant said Birla was under pressure to act against the opposition.Rijiju accused Rahul of undermining the dignity of Parliament with his “antics”. He tried to forcibly hug the PM. “What kind of LoP does that?” the minister asked.Other speakers from the treasury benches, including JDU’s Rajiv Ranjan, Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde and TDP’s Lavu Srikrishna Devarayalu, highlighted Rahul’s frequent absence from key debates in the House and accused him of undermining national interests by questioning sacrifices of the armed forces. Shinde called him a “leader of vacation and not leader of opposition.” NDA MPs praised Birla for giving chances to first-time MPs and helping Lok Sabha register record productivity during his tenure.Rijiju’s claim about restiveness in opposition’s ranks over the motion against the Speaker came against the backdrop of TMC reversing its earlier stand after Congress warmed up to its own move to seek the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar who had riled up West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee by going ahead with the SIR of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state.He said Priyanka Gandhi would have been a better choice leading Congress, leading to Congress MPs rising in protest. Rijiju also contrasted Congress’s approach towards the Speaker by saying that the opposition chose not to bring a motion of no-confidence against then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee even when he had blocked telecast of proceedings in 2008 when the Congress had used bribes to engineer a majority.Congress members disrupted the minister when he referred to the LoP’s meeting with the Chinese ambassador when armies of the two countries were engaged in a tense standoff in Doklam in 2017.Union minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said the opposition has been relentlessly disrupting the functioning of the House, unmindful of the fact that for each hour that Parliament runs, Rs 1.9 crore is spent, and Rs 9 crore for every day of the session. “These people don’t let it run, whose money is being wasted, it is taxpayers’ money that they are wasting,” the JDU neta said.Referring to Mahua Moitra’s remarks of the Speaker throttling opposition’s voice, Lalan Singh said that when Mamata was the sole MP from her party, it was then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee who did not allow her to speak. Then Mamata was part of NDA, yet the saffron alliance did not bring any no-confidence motion against the Speaker.

A 35-year-old model, Garima Tiwari, has filed a new complaint in a Kanpur court against her husband, IPL cricketer Amit Mishra, and his family, accusing them of dowry harassment, assault, and abetment to suicide, officials said on Monday.Tiwari filed the complaint in the court of an Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), alleging that she faced continuous physical and mental abuse from her husband and in-laws after their marriage. Besides Mishra, the complaint also names his mother Beena Mishra, father Shashikant Mishra, brother Amar Mishra, sister-in-law Ritu Mishra, and sister Swati Mishra.

Tiwari said she and Mishra, now a Reserve Bank of India officer, met on Instagram in 2019, dated for nearly three years, and got married on April 26, 2021, at Kanpur Club.

Soon after marriage, she alleged that Mishra and his family pressured her family for a Honda City car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry. Her family managed to give Rs 2.5 lakh, but the demands continued, as per news agency PTI report.She claimed that Mishra assaulted her when drunk, verbally abused her, sometimes kept her without food, and took away money she earned from modelling. He allegedly also threatened her with divorce, which led her into depression and forced her to quit her career.Tiwari said she even attempted suicide once by consuming phenyl and was hospitalized. She added that she approached the police multiple times, but no FIR was registered, allegedly due to Mishra’s influence, prompting her to move the court.Her lawyer, Karim Ahmad Siddiqui, said the complaint was filed after the police failed to take action.This is Tiwari’s third legal case against Mishra. Earlier, she filed a domestic violence case on April 21, 2025, and a maintenance petition on April 23, 2025, seeking Rs 50,000 per month and Rs 1 crore as compensation.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up the opposition’s resolution on removal of Speaker Om Birla amid a heated debate over who should preside while the House discussed him. Opening the debate, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused Birla of partisan behaviour. He said the Speaker made “baseless” allegations against women opposition MPs and repeatedly blocked Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi from raising “critical issues” in the House. As soon as Congress member Mohammad Jawed read out the notice seeking to move the resolution, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi raised a point of order, questioning the decision to allow BJP’s Jagdambika Pal to chair proceedings as he was appointed to the panel of chairpersons by Birla. Congress and TMC MPs also said Pal was not elected by the House, and highlighted that the post of Deputy Speaker has been vacant for last 7 years.Mics are being used to silence MPs: GogoiCongress and TMC MPs also said Pal was not elected by the House, and highlighted that the post of deputy speaker had been vacant for seven years.While TMC MP Saugata Roy said parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju should move a motion to appoint a presiding officer specifically for the purpose, Rijiju said Owaisi’s claim was irrelevant as Pal was competent to preside over LS proceedings when the resolution was taken up.Pal then put to vote the notice to move the resolution and asked at least 50 MPs to stand up in its support. The notice was then accepted and Jawed read out the resolution, which was admitted for discussion.Gaurav Gogoi raised questions over the manner in which Birla presided over the House when Rahul had to speak on the motion of thanks to the President’s address. “There was an expectation that the Chair would be neutral. But research of uncorrected versions would show the number of times the LoP was interrupted. While the LoP was on his feet, another member was called upon,” Gogoi added.“Is this parliamentary tradition we want to show? Microphones are being used to silence MPs. It stands in direct contradiction with the rituals of this House,” Gogoi said, pointing out how Shas-hi Tharoor’s mic was allegedly switched off in the middle of his speech on Feb 9.“When the LoP wanted to speak on the motion of thanks, he was interrupted 20 times by the Speaker, me-mbers of the chairpersons’ panel and senior MPs of the treasury benches… in a premeditated manner,” he said.