Iran Attacks Tehran Checkpoints in Districts 1, 14, 15, and 16 During Twelfth Day

With the Iran–U.S.–Israel war entering its twelfth day, the Iran–US–Israel war news roundup dated 20 اسفند ۱۴۰۴ says Iran’s representative at the United Nations stated the attacks had destroyed 9,669 civilian sites in Iran and that more than 1,300 civilians have been killed.

“The commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned the US over a "false and futile cycle" of lies and contradictions in its behavior, after Washington first threatened to strike Iranian energy infrastructure and then claimed negotiations had been approved”

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The same roundup says sounds of explosions were reported from northeast Tehran and that روابط عمومی ارتش announced a pair of پهپاد هرون TP were destroyed by the army's air defense forces in the skies over Tehran a few minutes earlier.

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It also states that checkpoints in district 14 (Mahallati Highway), district 15 (opposite Hashemabad gas station), district 16 (Fadayan Islam Street), and district 1 (end of Artesh Boulevard) were targeted directly by these attacks.

In Tehran, the roundup reports Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on X that in conversations with the heads of Russia and Pakistan, while reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s commitment to peace and regional calm, he emphasized that the only way to end a war that began with the arson by the Zionist regime and the United States is to recognize Iran’s legitimate rights, pay compensation, and secure a firm international commitment not to commit further aggression.

PressTV says Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters commander warned the US over a "false and futile cycle" of lies and contradictions after Washington threatened to strike Iranian energy infrastructure and then claimed negotiations had been approved.

Major General Ali Abdollahi said in a statement on Thursday, "The United States, on one hand, speaks of agreement and negotiation, and on the other hand commits villainy," and he argued that this contradiction is the main cause of insecurity in the region.

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PressTV also recounts that on Wednesday night the United States launched airstrikes on several locations in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, including the cities of Jask and Sirik and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

The same article quotes Abdollahi warning that if the United States carries out further attacks against Iran, "the fire of war will become widespread and larger, in addition to insecurity in the region," and it adds that he said Iran’s Armed Forces remain in a state of "complete readiness, vigilance, and intelligence dominance."

The انتخاب roundup says Al Arabiya reported the Sultan of Oman received a call from مسعود پزشکیان, the President of Iran, and it links the call to Sardar Fadavi’s stated conditions for a ceasefire and end of war.

In that account, Sardar Fadavi said, "Americans are seeking a ceasefire, but we have our conditions," and he added that the attackers’ end in 1404 would be such that even their own laws would be considered wicked and against the law.

The roundup also says Fars wrote that in tonight's attacks by the aggressor drones of the Zionist regime on various points in Tehran, some security defenders and Basijis stationed at checkpoints were martyred.

Separately, PressTV reports that Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics issued a statement marking the first anniversary of the "12-day war"—which Iran calls the "Second Imposed War"—and it says the ministry described the war as a "joint invasion by the criminal Zionist regime and America" aimed at partitioning the country and striking the independence, security, and existence of the Islamic Republic.