Overview
- WHO said it received multiple reports this week of oil-laden rainfall in Iran and warned of acute respiratory risks, endorsing stay-at-home advice.
- Tehran was blanketed in dense black smoke after a refinery attack in a reported U.S.-Israeli campaign targeting energy infrastructure.
- UN bodies flagged civilian impacts, with the human rights office citing health and environmental harm and UNICEF reporting rising needs for Afghan children returning from Iran.
- China urged the United States and Israel to suspend operations to avoid further escalation and condemned attacks on non-military infrastructure and civilians.
- The IAEA’s Rafael Grossi said the agency has had no contact with Iran’s nuclear authorities since the bombings began on February 28.