Almost a week after the first joint US–Israeli strikes hit Iran, fighting is continuing across the region — with Israel launching further attacks on Tehran and strikes in Beirut, while Iran and its allies continue retaliatory fire.

Here’s the latest snapshot:

• Tehran hit again: Israel says it carried out another wave of strikes overnight targeting the Iranian capital. Iran’s Red Crescent has claimed the bombardment has damaged more than 3,000 homes nationwide — a figure that has not been independently verified.

• Beirut escalation: Israel has continued striking Beirut, saying it targeted Hezbollah-linked sites. A wide evacuation warning covering large parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs triggered panic and flight on Thursday evening.

• Retaliation across the region: US Central Command says Iran’s ballistic missile launches have dropped sharply compared with the opening day, but Iran says it still launched a combined drone-and-missile attack overnight. Elsewhere in the Gulf, Bahrain said a hotel and two residential buildings in Manama were hit, and an Air France repatriation flight departing the UAE reportedly turned back due to “missile fire in the area”.

• Rising death toll: Iranian state-linked outlets say US–Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,200 people in Iran, while Lebanese state media reports more than 120 deaths in Lebanon.

• Energy market pressure: Russia says the war has increased demand for its energy exports, while the US reportedly granted India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil currently stranded at sea amid the disruption.

• Markets steadier — for now: Asian markets closed mostly flat on Friday after days of volatility, though analysts warn calm could be short-lived if the conflict deepens or shipping lanes remain disrupted.

UK Fact Check note: several key figures above (including damage totals and casualty counts) come from official or state-linked sources in a fast-moving war and cannot be independently verified in real time.