Day Six of US-Israel clash widens as Lebanon feels the blow

On day six of the US-Israel campaign against Iran, fighting widens with reports of an Iranian warship sunk off Sri Lanka by a US submarine, a NATO interception of a missile bound for Turkey, and continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon. Civilians have suffered heavy casualties (over 1,100 in Iran and at least 77 in Lebanon) and mass displacement, as regional travel disruptions and evacuations intensify. The White House says its aims are to destroy Iran’s ballistic-missile program, dismantle proxies, and prevent a nuclear weapon, while regime change is not the primary objective. Iran has responded with missiles toward Israel and Gulf states, and the region is seeing drone activity and other strikes, including attacks on data centers and ongoing US evacuations.