MAXIMUM DAMAGE: Tehran Residents Describe "Hellish" Night of US-Israeli Airstrikes

Residents in the Iranian capital described a harrowing night of joint American and Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday. Speaking to Reuters, locals recounted a "difficult and terrifying" series of bombardments that targeted various sectors of the city.

"It was like hell," one resident said. "They bombed everywhere, in every part of Tehran. My children are too afraid to sleep now. We have nowhere to go."

The Military Strategy: A Closing Window

The IDF confirmed that targets in Tehran included a major weapons research and development facility as part of a broad wave of strikes that began overnight and continued into Tuesday.

A source familiar with the operational plans stated that the IDF is currently attempting to inflict "maximum damage on Iran" while the operational window remains open. This strategy is reportedly based on the assumption that President Trump could decide to halt the military campaign at any moment.

The Oil Standoff

As the strikes continue, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a defiant statement, vowing to block all Middle Eastern oil exports as long as American and Israeli attacks persist.

President Trump responded to the threat with a severe warning: if Iran attempts to block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will strike back "twenty times harder" than anything the regime has experienced so far.

Despite the escalating rhetoric, Reuters reports that many investors believe Trump may move to end the fighting before disruptions to the energy market trigger a global economic crisis.

Following a statement from the President yesterday that the war is "nearly complete," oil prices saw a slight dip after the previous day's sharp spike. Simultaneously, stock markets in Asia and Europe began to recover from their recent steep declines as rumors of a potential ceasefire circulate.