Iran continues strikes against U.S., Israeli targets, claims to arrest spy groups

Iran continued to launch strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets as the Middle East conflict entered its third week, with security authorities also arresting what they say are domestic spy groups.

A China Media Group (CMG) reporter based in the Iranian capital, Tehran, reported several sightings of low-altitude drones over the city on Tuesday evening, accompanied by the sound of explosions. Tehran's air defense systems were being activated to intercept incoming threats, the reporter said.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched the 59th wave of its Operation True Promise-4 on Tuesday night, targeting locations across Israel and launching strikes against U.S. military bases in the region using precision-guided missiles, including the Ghadr, Fattah, and Haj Qasem ballistic missile models, along with attack drones

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said at around 19:00 on the day, an enemy missile struck the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

The AEOI said such attacks violate international law and regulations prohibiting military strikes against peaceful nuclear facilities and may lead to irreversible consequences.

No damage to the plant or injuries to staff have been reported.

Iran's security authorities announced on Wednesday morning the arrest of approximately 75 individuals in Alborz province, which neighbors Tehran. The detainees are alleged to have connections with "terrorist groups" and criminal networks opposing Iranian security forces.

In a separate but related development on the same morning, Iran's judicial authorities announced the execution of an individual convicted of spying for Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency.

Iranian political analysts said that following the military operations, the U.S. and Israel are attempting to reactivate disruptive and terrorist elements inside Iran with the goal of sowing social chaos by disturbing public order. However, Iranian authorities are actively managing the internal situation to prevent such unrest, according to the political analysts.

Iran continues strikes against U.S., Israeli targets, claims to arrest spy groups

An adorable giant panda cub has been seen enjoying a bowl of milk and later cosily lying on a wooden platform after getting a little muddy during messy playtime in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The playful panda, with its hair all wet and frizzy and covered in mud after presumably rolling around in its enclosure, is seen happily slurping on a bowl of milk provided by a panda keeper.

Later, the mischievous cub appears to be a little tired out from its exuberant activities, and is seen curled up having a rest on its wooden climbing frame.

Shared by the iPanda channel, this charming look into the life of panda cubs at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) was filmed on February 28.

The adorable cub is one of a pigeon pair of cubs -- born in August 2025 at the CCRCGP -- to the giant panda Jia Mei.

The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution dedicated to the breeding and conservation of the giant panda. The center has established the world's largest captive population of giant pandas and pioneered research on captive breeding and training for rewilding.

The center also holds the largest global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges on Panda conservation, involving 18 zoos from 16 countries and regions, 39 domestic animal breeding institutions, and over 10 scientific research institutes.

Panda cub enjoys bowl of milk, afternoon snooze at conservation base