Fresh airstrikes hit Iran as US-Israeli attacks enter 30th day

The U.S.-Israel war against Iran entered its 30th day on Sunday, with fresh airstrikes hitting Tehran, the capital of Iran, and other locations.

Since Saturday, Tehran has experienced multiple rounds of large-scale airstrikes, with the most recent occurring at around 09:00 on Sunday, resulting in explosions heard in the eastern part of the city, according to a China Media Group (CMG) reporter in the capital.

Officials in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran said on Saturday night that a water storage system with a capacity of 10,000 cubic meters was attacked by U.S. and Israeli forces. Fortunately, this attack did not result in casualties, and the local drinking water supply remained unaffected.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned on Sunday that Israeli and U.S. universities in the region will become legitimate targets following recent U.S-Israeli strikes that destroyed two Iranian universities. All staff, students, and nearby residents were urged to vacate the areas surrounding these institutions.

The IRGC also said that if the U.S. government does not wish for its universities to be retaliated against, it should issue an official statement condemning attacks on Iranian universities by noon on Monday. Otherwise, the threat will be enacted.

The Pentagon is reportedly preparing for a weeks-long ground operation in Iran, as thousands of U.S. soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war, should U.S. President Donald Trump choose to escalate, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Saturday also saw Yemen's Houthi group joining the conflict, further complicating the evolving situation in the Middle East.

Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with the European Parliament's delegation for relations with China led by chair Engin Eroglu in Beijing on Wednesday.

Li, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with the European Union (EU) to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and pursue mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.

He said China stands ready to join hands with the EU to address global challenges, promote exchanges and cooperation among legislative bodies, effectively utilize communication mechanisms, and advance the sound and stable development of China-EU relations.

Eroglu said the EU stands ready to work with China to contribute to the development of EU-China relations.