The U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday with what civilians described as even more intensive bombing, while Iran promised to retaliate anywhere for a U.S. attack on a ship thousands of miles from the battle zone. Inside Iran, the Sudden postponement of a planned three days of mourning for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei interrupted apparent plans to swiftly anoint Khamenei’s son as his successor.
“Today is worse than yesterday. They are striking northern Tehran. We have nowhere to go. It is like a war zone. Help us,” said Mohammad Reza, 36, by phone from Tehran, with a shaky voice as explosions rang out from what Israel described as its latest wave of strikes on Iranian government targets.