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Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia of the Iranian Army said on Tuesday that the destruction of these surveillance systems has allowed advanced Iranian drones to penetrate air defenses more easily than in the past.

"The Army’s indigenous and advanced drones, relying on modern technology and updated guidance systems, have performed effectively in destroying enemy positions," General Akraminia said.

He said the Army and IRGC are now hitting enemy targets with "higher precision" due to the degradation of their early-warning systems.

According to intelligence assessments published by Iranian media outlets, approximately half of the radar systems used by US and Israeli forces in the region have been destroyed. The remaining half are reportedly suffering from severe interference and operational weaknesses.

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US and Israeli forces carried out a fresh wave of missile strikes on Iran late Monday and early Tuesday—reportedly hitting residential buildings, at least one school, and electricity infrastructure—as President Donald Trump threatened not just Iranian leaders but the nation's entire population with "death, fire, and fury."

In a Truth Social post, Trump said the US would "take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again" if the Iranian government impedes oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which has slowed to a trickle since the start of the joint US-Israeli assault.

Following the president's post, reports indicated that US-Israeli strikes hit a residential building in Iran's capital, killing dozens of people.

"I was here a few hours ago. It was a huge disaster," said one Tehran resident. "A large number of civilian bodies, including a child, were taken out of the complex in black bags."

🚨NEW: Devastating U.S.–Israeli strikes on a residential complex in eastern Tehran late Monday killed about 40 people, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

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Iranian media reported that a US missile strike also damaged a school and nearby homes in the city of Khomeyn, hours after Trump continued to lie about the deadly attack on a girls' elementary school in Minab. Available evidence indicates that the US military was likely behind the February 28 attack, which killed more than 160 people—mostly young girls.

"This is a war against the people of Iran," Dylan Williams, vice president for government affairs at the US-based Center for International Policy, wrote on social media, noting that AIPAC—the pro-Israel lobbying organization—boosted Trump's late Monday Truth Social post threatening the entire nation of Iran.

Iranian officials responded with defiance to Trump's menacing rhetoric and escalating US-Israeli bombings, which have killed more than 1,200 people and counting.

"We believe we must strike the aggressor in the mouth so that it learns a lesson and never again even thinks of aggressing against our dear Iran," said the country's speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

Kamal Kharazi, a foreign policy adviser to the office of the Iranian supreme leader, told CNN on Monday that he doesn't "see any room for diplomacy anymore, because Donald Trump had been deceiving others and not keeping his promises."

Kharazi said the war will only end once "economic pressure" becomes sufficient for other countries to intervene and guarantee the "termination of aggression."

As surging oil prices rattle the Trump administration, one unnamed senior Iranian source told media outlets that "we hold the screw of the global oil price in our hands, and for a long time the US will have to wait for our actions to control the price."

"Energy prices have become unstable," the source added, "and we will continue to fight until Trump declares defeat."

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The crisis provoked by the US and Israel's war on Iran is felt more sharply in Asia, where nations rely on the Strait of Hormuz for over 80 percent of their oil

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on 9 March sweeping austerity measures to curb domestic fuel consumption after oil prices briefly reached $120 a barrel due to the disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

“The entire region is currently in a state of war. Keeping this reality in mind, the government took difficult decisions for the country's economy,” Sharif said in his address.

He said oil prices were already above $100 a barrel and could rise further, forcing Islamabad to conserve reserves and take quick measures to reduce the need for fuel consumption across the country.

Measures in the public sector include a four-day workweek for government offices, and rotating work-from-home arrangements for half of the public staff.

The measures also involved two weeks of school closures, online classes for higher education, cuts to official fuel use, salary reductions for ministers and lawmakers, and restrictions on foreign travel and in-person government meetings.

Pakistani authorities said the plan was meant to “utilise the available reserves of oil in a judicious manner.”

Workers in Pakistan who depend on driving for their livelihoods report that rising petrol prices are eroding incomes and driving up the cost of everyday goods.

Elsewhere in Asia, Bangladesh imposed daily fuel-sale limits after what Reuters described as panic buying and stockpiling, with state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation saying the curbs were meant to “restrain excessive demand, calm the public and keep nationwide stocks stable.”

Other Asian states activated contingency plans rather than immediate rationing, including fuel price caps, efforts to stabilize petrol prices, shifts in crude purchases away from Gulf routes, and reliance on reserves or alternative supply arrangements.

Asia is the epicenter of the war-induced energy shock since it relies on the Persian Gulf for over 80 percent of its oil.

Unlike the US, which is a net exporter, Asia faces a literal “energy panic.”

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Britain’s toads have begun their spring migration, putting them at even greater risk than usual. Here’s how – and why – we should look after them

There’s a touch of old magic about toads, those shapeshifters of myth, superstition and folklore. Charismatic creatures with the pleasing Latin binomial bufo bufo, common toads have astonishing copper- or gold-coloured eyes and rugged, textured skin. “People say they look warty, which I’ve always thought is a bit unfair,” says Dr Silviu Petrovan, a conservationist and toad population researcher.

More prosaically, toads are great for your garden. “We say toads are a gardener’s best friend, because they eat all the pests,” says Jenny Tse-Leon, the head of conservation and impact at the British amphibian charity Froglife. Their spring migration is a dramatic event, during which hundreds of thousands of animals travel back to their ancestral breeding ponds. “Like the wildebeest of the Serengeti,” says Tse-Leon. “They’re just a lot smaller than wildebeest.” The males “piggyback” on potential partners: “You see them riding on the female’s back to get a lift to the pond.”

Why do they need to be saved?

A study published by Petrovan and others last year found that, between 1985 and 2021, the population of common toads in the UK (as counted by toad patrols, of which more later) had fallen by 41%. “Because these are an abundant species, that represents vast numbers of individuals that have just disappeared,” says Petrovan.

Road mortality is a huge factor. The annual migration almost inevitably brings toads in contact with the UK’s dense road network – and they start moving at dusk, coinciding with rush hour. But our landscape is increasingly inhospitable to amphibians in other ways. Half of the UK’s ponds – approximately 400,000 – have been lost since 1900 and many of those that remain may be “heavily polluted”, Petrovan says.

Toads are also vulnerable to construction work, which can destroy the patches of woodland that serve as their terrestrial habitat, while conservationists believe it’s it’s likely that the invertebrates toads eat are in shorter supply, adversely affecting toad populations. “There is some evidence that, for instance, earthworm abundance has been declining,” says Petrovan.

Then there’s the climate crisis. Some studies suggest that warmer winters are problematic, Petrovan explains: “Toads will continue to expend energy during those mild winters, but, at the same time, they will not necessarily feed. Therefore, their body condition reduces and females end up producing fewer offspring.”

How can you help?

Join a toad patrol

Across the country, groups of volunteers spend spring evenings helping toads cross the road. It’s pretty simple: “You go along, look for the toads, pick them up, put them in the bucket and move them to the other side so that they can carry on with their migration,” Tse-Leon explains. More than 2 million toads have been helped by patrols since Froglife began recording in 1974; it also gathers data on toad numbers to assist research and inform planning decisions.

Mike Collins has been patrolling Charlcombe Lanein Bath for five years. Since the patrol began in 2003, half a mile of the road has been closed each year for six weeks in February and March to aid the migration. Collins finds great fulfilment in “being part of a community wanting to stand up for nature and make a difference”. One night last month, the patrol recorded 822 amphibians and helped 75 toads to cross; in 2025, they celebrated having saved a total of 50,000 toads. They also encounter other wildlife: deer, shrews, even great crested newts.

Since the patrol started, the toad casualty rate in the area has dropped from about 60% to 3%. “There’s that real sense of collective endeavour,” says Collins. “You’re part citizen scientist, collecting the data that is important for the scientists, but you’re also part conservationist, helping them on their way.”

Now is the time to get involved: toads are on the move during the wet, milder days of spring. If you live in Great Britain, you can find your nearest patrol on the Froglife website and register to volunteer, or even to start a patrol.

Build a pond

“Having a bit of water makes a huge difference. They say the first inch of water that you add to your garden is the most biodiverse,” says Tse-Leon. “Even if you don’t have your own garden, there might be a green space where you can still do it – if you’ve got an allotment, a community garden, a school, you can do a pond.”

Unless it’s very large and deep, it’s unlikely toads will breed in your pond, but it will encourage the insects they eat and may attract other amphibians. The ideal pond for amphibians is free of fish and has gently sloping edges with a deeper middle. (Froglife’s downloadable leaflet, Just Add Water, provides full instructions.)

Leave spawn alone


Although it’s something people have done traditionally to stock their ponds, it’s not a good idea to collect wild frog and toad spawn to hatch at home, says Tse-Leon. “There’s evidence that disease has been spread around the country by movements of spawn.”

Create a winter Toad Hall


In winter, toads go into brumation – a dormant period similar to hibernation – and need safe places to do it. “One of the best things people can do in their gardens is to have overwintering sheltering space,” says Tse-Leon. “It might be leaving an area overgrown and not cutting back all the vegetation, leaving leaf litter on the ground.”

If you’re extra-keen, you can build a hibernaculum: a log pile covered with soil with gaps for amphibian access. “It helps to keep the temperature stable, for them to overwinter,” says Tse-Leon. More information is available on Froglife’s website.

Make green spaces toad-friendly


Toads are ambush predators. “They will sit in a good position and pretty much try to eat whatever crosses in front of them – earthworms, slugs, ants,” Petrovan says. Avoiding pesticides and planting thoughtfully can support them. “Areas of your garden that are planted up well and have a lot of insect diversity will benefit toads,” says Tse-Leon.

Consider including areas of longer grass – they stay cooler and are good spots for toads to forage – as well as wildflowers and other insect-friendly plants. This goes for common spaces, too. In Bath, Collins’ community has created a nature reserve: “We have a whole load of amphibians in there.”

Lobby your MP


Wildlife and Countryside Link, the largest environment and wildlife coalition in England, of which Froglife is a member, has six “asks” for the water reform bill, which will be introduced during this parliament. These include tougher regulation and the creation and protection of corridors of wetland and water habitat. Make your MP aware.