The Israeli military said it was pounding Hezbollah targets in the densely populated southern outskirts of Beirut early Friday while also striking Tehran, after the U.S. military

The Red Cross releases audio of a civilian in Tehran describing the reality of living with constant explosions as Operation Epic Fury continues.

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Tehran, where heavy airstrikes struck just before dawn. CNN is the first US network allowed into the country since the start of the war, operating in Iran only with government permission.

Any crackdown on Iran’s shadow financing networks in the Gulf state would strangle Tehran’s access to foreign currency and global trade.

Even in the midst of internal threats — and even as bombs drop — people are happy, one insider exclusively told The Post.

Ali, a 39-year-old man living in Tehran, spoke to ABC News about what life has been like for him in the past week. "Life these days is both full of excitement and joy, and at the same time extremely difficult and anxiety-inducing," he said. Ali's identity has also been concealed by ABC News for his own safety.

Israel has struck a number of sports venues and other sites in Tehran, targeting civilian places used by Iranian security forces in emergency situations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Although some international financial markets recovered from falls earlier in the week, the economic fallout of the campaign intensified.

Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced. Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.

As the Iran war approaches the one-week mark, the conflict is intensifying with the use of advanced weaponry and rising regional tensions. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the "Kheibar Shekan" missile toward Tel Aviv and central Israel,