US CENTCOM reported executing over 6,000 combat sorties inside Iran, destroying naval assets, space centers, and military bases in a sweeping joint campaign with Israel.
The joint US-Israeli military campaign, dubbed "Operation Epic Wrath" (or "Lion's Roar" in Israeli media), continued its intense bombardment of Iranian territory. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that allied pilots have conducted over 6,000 sorties, destroying more than 100 Iranian military vessels and decimating infrastructure on Kharg Island.
Farsi Media: Widespread Destruction and Sectarian Accusations
Farsi citizen-journalist networks shared raw footage of massive explosions rocking Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, and Arak. Visuals documented the destruction of military barracks, police headquarters, and an aircraft formerly used by Ali Khamenei at Mehrabad Airport. Meanwhile, IRGC-affiliated hardline media circulated highly charged allegations that the "American-Israeli Jewish coalition" specifically targeted a boys' school in Khomein at dawn.
Hebrew and Arabic Media: Military Objectives and Russian Mockery
Hebrew media focused on the clinical degradation of Iran's capabilities, detailing the destruction of space centers used for anti-satellite warfare and Basij riot-control depots. Arabic media, while reporting on the physical strikes, also highlighted the geopolitical commentary of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Pro-Resistance Arabic networks amplified Lavrov's mockery of the US-Israeli coalition, quoting his assertion that the architects of the war realized the "massive scale of their miscalculation" if they believed they could defeat Iran in 24 hours.
Hebrew media frames the strikes purely as counter-terrorism and military degradation. Farsi state media attempts to frame the coalition as bloodthirsty and sectarian by alleging attacks on schools, while Farsi opposition media provides raw footage of the regime's military assets burning.