US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says

Airwars says first days of US-Israeli Iran strikes ‘hit significantly more targets than any campaign in recent decades’.Published On 6 Mar 2026The United States and Israel have attacked Iran at a pace that far surpasses other recent conflicts, research group Airwars says, as the US and Israeli governments have pledged to press on with their deadly bombardment.In a report published on Friday, Airwars said the initial days of the US-Israeli assault against Iran resulted in “significantly more targets [hit] per day than any campaign in recent decades”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3CCTV video captures moment strike lands next to boys’ school in Iranlist 2 of 3Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials saylist 3 of 3What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians thinkend of listThat includes Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which began in October 2023, as well as the US-led campaign against ISIS (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria in 2014.Airwars noted that US and Israeli officials said they struck about 4,000 targets across Iran in the first four days of their offensive, which began on Saturday.“In 100 hours, the US and Israel declared hitting more targets in Iran than in the first six months of the US-led Coalition’s bombing campaign against the so-called Islamic State,” said the UK-based nonprofit, which investigates civilian harm in armed conflict.“While comparisons between conflicts are often imperfect as militaries release varying amounts and types of information, this Iran campaign appears to be vastly outpacing any other recent US air war.”Friday’s analysis comes as US President Donald Trump appeared to reject the prospect of a compromise to end the war as he stressed that any deal with Iran must result in the country’s “unconditional surrender”.“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” the US leader wrote on his Truth Social platform.