Map shows how 38 days of attacks have evolved in US-Israel war on Iran
Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of thousands of attacks, illustrating the targets hit and the weapons used since February 28.
The United States-Israel war on Iran has entered its 38th day. Iran has retaliated by launching missile and drone barrages at Israel and by attacking neighbouring Gulf countries.
Unlike the 12-day war in June, which US President Donald Trump said “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the current conflict has spread across at least a dozen countries; closed the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil artery; and killed more than 3,700 people in the region.
Al Jazeera tracks how the attacks have unfolded since February 28.
Where have attacks occurred?
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), an independent conflict monitor, has documented more than 3,000 distinct events across at least 29 of Iran’s 31 provinces with Tehran enduring the heaviest bombardments.
Each event may involve multiple attacks employing various types of weaponry, including air and drone strikes, artillery, shelling, missile attacks, remote explosives/improvised explosive devices and “disrupted weapons use”, which measures interceptions.
The map below highlights a day-by-day breakdown of the recorded events since February 28. Click on the tabs to view each day, and click on the circles to access more information about each incident.
What has been targeted?
US and Israeli strikes have mainly targeted Iran’s missile infrastructure and nuclear and military sites. They have also widened their attacks on infrastructure in and around Tehran.
Israel on Monday attacked a petrochemical facility for the South Pars gasfield, according to Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz. He said Israel “carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Asaluyeh, a central target responsible for about 50 percent of the country’s petrochemical production”.
A US-Israeli attack near Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology also on Monday damaged a fuel station, causing a petrol shortage in the neighbourhood, according to Iranian media. It also caused damage to the university’s mosque, the Tasnim news agency reported.
What weapons are being used?
The US and Israel have used a massive array of advanced air- and sea-launched weaponry against Iran.
The US has primarily relied on long-range weapons to target central and southern Iran while Israel has focused on northern Iran, largely employing its air force of US-made advanced jets.
According to the US military’s Central Command, it has used more than 20 distinct weapons systems across air, sea and land.
The US has employed Tomahawk cruise missiles from navy destroyers in the Arabian Sea for attacks. It has also deployed the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) for the first time and the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a drone modelled on Iran’s Shahed. Additionally, MQ-9 Reaper drones and F/A-18 and F-35 aircraft have been used.
In terms of air defence, the US has deployed Patriot missile systems to intercept ballistic missiles at low altitudes and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems to intercept missiles at higher altitudes.
Israeli forces have been intercepting missiles with their Iron Dome and the David’s Sling, designed to shoot down cruise missiles.
Iran is using a trifecta of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones.
Drones have delivered volume. Cheap, mass-produced Shahed drones are difficult to spot on radar due to their ability to fly at low altitudes.
Iran’s missiles include the medium-range ballistic Shahab-3, which can travel more than 1,900km (1,180 miles), has been deployed against Israel and is being used to attack energy infrastructure in the Gulf states.
