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IDF dropped 18,000 bombs during Iran war

These bombs were dropped as part of 1,000 waves of IAF aircraft, with CENTCOM saying that the US had struck over 13,000 targets during the war.

Israeli Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, March 30, 2026.
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists, published March 20, 2026.

IDF kills nearly 600 Hezbollah terrorists since renewed fighting, including two 'major-generals'

People carry the coffins of victims, who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, during a mass burial, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026.

Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds

A view of destruction following reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 17, 2026. Afghan officials said the strikes allegedly hit a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, causing civilian casualties.

Kabul rehab center bombed by Pakistan, death toll rises, families search for survivors


What are cluster munitions and how does Israel intercept them? - explainer

The use of cluster-bomb-carrying missiles has raised questions among the public regarding the interception capability of air defense systems.

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026.

Suspect of 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center appointed head of IRGC

Ahmad Vahidi, the suspect of the AMIA Jewish Community center bombing, was appointed head of the IRGC a day after Supreme Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes.

Ahmad Vahidi, then deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, arrives at the sixth anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing at Tehran's Musalla. Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC, was killed in 2020 in a US missile strike in Iraq.

US used B-1 'Lancer' strategic bombers to strike targets inside Iran, CENTCOM confirms

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated the aircraft could see expanded use for the remainder of the war.

In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, July 8, 2017 in Korean Peninsula, South Korea.

Israel, US shift strikes to broader targets across Iran as war expands

While Israel had managed to drop 2,500 bombs on the Islamic Republic's forces already by Monday night, a pace which, within a couple of days, could exceed all the bombs dropped on in June 2025.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

IDF: 2,000 bombs dropped on Iran already, equal to 50% of total from June 2025's 12 Day War

Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

Does the US have enough bunker busters to end Iran's nuclear program? - analysis

The question of whether the US can destroy the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility will partly be an intelligence race of who can outwit whom, matching offensive and defensive capabilities.

Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber.

China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan

An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.

People mourn as they attend a funeral for victims following the suicide explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026.

At least 31 killed in Islamabad Shi'ite mosque bombing, Islamic State claims responsibility

More than 170 others were wounded in the explosion, which occured after security guards attempted to block the attacker from entering the mosque compound.

Pakistani paramilitary federal forces stand guard next to a crowd of people gathered near the site of a deadly explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 6, 2026. Picture taken with a phone.

Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack, no group claims responsibility

Police in the northwestern Tank district said that five police personnel were killed on the spot after the remote-controlled bomb went off, while two others had died in the hospital.

Pakistani soldiers in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan September 2, 2025.

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.