Sirens, shockwaves and fireballs again rocked Iranian cities tonight as Israel unleashed a fresh wave of airstrikes across the country, driving the Israel–Iran war into a far more dangerous fifth day.

Residents in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz reported deafening blasts as precision munitions slammed into IRGC bases, drone depots and suspected missile sites. Social media videos show glowing streaks of incoming weapons, followed by rolling explosions that briefly turned night into day. Power cuts and shattered windows are reported in multiple neighborhoods.

The IDF claims the strikes “severely degraded” Iran’s long‑range strike capability, targeting launchers and command bunkers used to coordinate proxy attacks on Israel, US forces and Gulf states. “Every night we continue, Iran’s hand gets shorter and weaker,” an Israeli military spokesman declared, promising more operations “until the threat is neutralized.”

Tehran, however, insists its response has only just begun, vowing that “missiles, drones and resistance fronts” from Lebanon to Yemen will answer what it calls “Zionist and American aggression.” State TV is already broadcasting images of mangled buildings and blood‑stained hospital corridors, framing the bombardment as a war on civilians.

With oil prices spiking, shipping routes on edge and Western diplomats warning that a single miscalculation could drag the entire region into open flames, tonight’s raids sharpen a stark question for world capitals: is this the final push to break Iran’s hard‑power network—or the reckless escalation that will turn a five‑day conflict into a generational Middle East war?