Iran’s president says country is in ‘full-scale war’ after expansion of US attacks

Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, says his country is now in what he calls a full-scale war, after the United States widened its aerial campaign and Tehran struck American allies in the Gulf. The Guardian reports that Iranian media described strikes around Tabriz, believed to hold underground missile bases, and Bushehr, home to Iran's only operating civilian nuclear power plant. The US military said it hit military command centers, air defenses, coastal surveillance and maritime sites, missile and drone launch pads, and communications networks. Pezeshkian warned the country may have to endure further strikes, though diplomats say talks to de-escalate are still ongoing.

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