Day 7: Residential Areas Bombed in Tehran — 1,332 Iranian Civilians Dead

One week. Seven days of bombardment. 1,332 Iranian civilians confirmed killed. 5,402 wounded, including over 100 children. And on Day 7, the US bombed residential areas of Tehran.

Overnight Terror in Tehran

In the early hours of March 6, heavy overnight bombing struck Tehran. Among the targets:

• A military academy — but also residential areas surrounding it. The distinction between "military" and "civilian" targets becomes meaningless when both are in a city of 9 million people.
• Parchin missile and warhead production facility — satellite imagery confirmed extensive damage
• Azadi Arena, Tehran's iconic 100,000-seat stadium, was destroyed. The Pentagon claimed it was "being used as a military staging area." For Iranians, it was a national landmark — the site of celebrations, sporting events, and cultural gatherings for decades.

Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a "surge" — B-2 stealth bombers dropping bunker-busting penetrators on buried ballistic missile launchers. The escalation continues with no end in sight.

Drone Debris Kills Civilian at Abu Dhabi Airport

At Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck the airport grounds, killing 1 person and injuring 7. Cost: $20 million in damage.

This is what happens when you start a war in the Persian Gulf. The fallout — literal and figurative — reaches civilians in countries that never asked to be involved. A person going about their day at an airport in the UAE is now dead because of a war started by Washington.

The Region Defends Itself

Multiple countries were forced to expend their own air defense systems:

• Saudi Arabia intercepted 3 Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Prince Sultan Air Base
• Qatar intercepted an Iranian drone targeting Al Udeid Air Base
• Saudi Arabia intercepted 3 Iranian drones east of Riyadh
• Saudi Arabia intercepted an Iranian cruise missile east of al-Kharj

Iraq's Kurdistan region was also hit — the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launched a UAV attack on Duhok. The war has become a regional conflagration.

One Week: By the Numbers

What Could One Week of War Buy?

Instead, 1,332 people are dead, a nation of 90 million lives under bombardment, and the meter is still running.

This war did not have to happen. Iran did not attack the United States. This was a war of choice — and every dollar spent, every life lost, every school not built and every patient not treated is a consequence of that choice.