Tehran: Iran on Thursday outlined three key conditions for ending the ongoing war with the United States and Israel, as the conflict entered its 13th day amid escalating military exchanges across West Asia.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran remains committed to peace but insisted that the war can end only if its core demands are met. In a post on X, he said Iran conveyed its position during conversations with leaders of Russia and Pakistan.
“Talking to leaders of Russia and Pakistan, I reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to peace in the region. The only way to end this war — ignited by the Zionist regime and the US — is recognizing Iran’s legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression,” he wrote.
The conflict began after the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. The attacks reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched retaliatory strikes targeting sites inside Israel.
Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said the civilian toll from the conflict has risen sharply.
“Since Feb. 28, more than 1,348 civilians, including women and children, have died and more than 17,000 have been injured as a result of the ongoing military operations by the United States and the Israeli regime,” the Iranian envoy said.
Amid the escalating conflict, the 15-member United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Wednesday condemning what it described as “egregious” Iranian attacks on Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Jordan. The resolution called for an immediate halt to hostilities by Tehran and warned against threats to shut the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
India joined more than 130 countries in co-sponsoring the Bahrain-led resolution, which passed with a 13–0 vote. Permanent members China and Russia abstained.
The resolution condemned “in the strongest terms” Iran’s attacks on the territories of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, stating that such actions violate international law and pose a serious threat to global peace and security.
Meanwhile, tensions at sea also intensified after two tankers were attacked off Iraq’s coast within its territorial waters. Saad Maan, head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, said 38 crew members were evacuated following the incident.
“Thirty-eight crew members were evacuated. One of them died,” he said, condemning the attack as a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also announced the launch of the 40th wave of its retaliatory campaign, known as Operation True Promise-4, targeting US military bases across the region as well as locations in Tel Aviv, the occupied territories and Haifa, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
The Islamic Resistance Movement reportedly fired missiles including “Ghadr,” “Emad,” “Kheybar Shekan” and “Fattah” deep into the occupied territories and at US bases across the region in an operation codenamed “First Imam of All Believers, Imam Ali (AS).”
Attacks on oil tankers and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz have also rattled global energy markets, pushing crude prices sharply higher and raising fears of supply disruptions.
In a post on X, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV released a field documentary from what it described as the “heart of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.” The footage shows vessels navigating under tight surveillance, warning that ships deviating from their routes risk being targeted by the IRGC.
The documentary also highlighted the role of “Basij guys from Bandar Abbas” operating speedboats known as the “Defenders of the Persian Gulf.” According to the narrator, the IRGC claims to have struck 14 oil tankers so far, including two American vessels.
Meanwhile, a report by The New York Times said Iran’s retaliatory strikes have damaged at least 17 US military and strategic facilities across West Asia. The publication said its findings were based on satellite imagery, social media videos, official US statements and Iranian state media reports.
Facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were among those hit, with US-made THAAD missile defense system radars reportedly among the most costly losses. American diplomatic missions in Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were also targeted, according to the report.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed the United States had already won the war in Iran, though he added that American troops would remain deployed in the region until the mission was fully completed.
