Israel’s military says it has completed one of the heaviest air campaigns in its history, dropping more than 5,000 bombs on Iranian targets in just a few days, as Tehran claims at least 1,230 people have been killed and warns the worst may still be ahead.

According to IDF briefings, waves of F‑35s, F‑15s and armed drones struck “hundreds of high‑value sites” across Iran – from missile depots and drone hubs to air‑defence batteries and Revolutionary Guard command centres. Satellite images show scorched airfields, collapsed bunkers and entire industrial blocks turned into smoking craters.

Iranian officials accuse Israel of “strategic terrorism,” saying the dead include both military personnel and civilians caught near critical infrastructure. Hospitals in several provinces report overflowing emergency wards, power cuts and fuel shortages after strikes on energy and logistics nodes.

In Jerusalem, senior officers insist the bombing has “severely degraded” Iran’s ability to launch missiles and drones, but quietly admit the campaign is far from over. Defence sources tell local media the war is likely to continue at full intensity for another one to two weeks, with follow‑up strikes planned to keep pressure on surviving launch sites and command networks.

Diplomats are scrambling to impose a ceasefire timeline before the conflict crosses yet another red line. But as night falls and fresh sorties roar into Iranian airspace, one question grips capitals from Washington to Riyadh: is this the final, brutal push toward de‑escalation — or the prelude to an even wider Middle East inferno?