IRGC targets 52 people accused of links to Israel in southeastern Iran

“It has been proposed to allocate up to eight million tomans per square meter for repairs. Priority will be given to homes that can be repaired so that people can return to normal life as quickly as possible,” Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani said Wednesday.

According to local real estate data, the average price per square meter of housing in Tehran is roughly $1,000, making the government’s proposed compensation less than one-tenth of what would be needed to rebuild homes to market standards in Iran's capital.

Around 3,500 housing units in Tehran were damaged in the Israeli strikes, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development said Saturday, adding a new layer of financial burden for the population already in the midst of a dire financial crisis.

Zakani did not address compensation plans for affected residents outside Tehran.

No official has yet outlined how damages will be redressed in other cities, even as reports of widespread destruction continue to emerge as the internet blackout imposed during the war, begins to ease.

By contrast, Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem said last year that the Islamic Republic paid between $12,000 and $14,000 to each Lebanese family whose home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Beirut and elsewhere.

The payments included an initial $300–400 in cash, followed by larger sums for rent and household goods.

"We thank the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Imam Khamenei, the state, the people, and the blessed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for providing this generous support in the displacement process," Qassem said in a speech in December.

Around $50 million, he said, had been disbursed to 233,500 registered displaced families, and projected the figure could reach $77 million. These transfers, he clarified, were in addition to Iran’s broader military and financial support for Hezbollah.

Despite those payouts, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat recently reported that Hezbollah has paused compensation payments in the Dahieh district of Beirut due to funding shortages.

The Islamic Republic has a long history of financing Hezbollah’s reconstruction projects, including after the 2006 war, often drawing criticism for favoring regional allies over its own citizens.

Ali Mozaffari, deputy head of Iran’s judiciary, said the matter would be examined by the judiciary’s international affairs office.

He accused Grossi of “deceptive actions and falsified reports” that, in Iran’s view, helped pave the way for recent strikes on nuclear facilities. Judicial bodies are compiling evidence related to what Iran describes as foreign aggression and may seek redress, Mozaffari added.

His comments follow a wave of criticism directed at the International Atomic Energy Agency from Iranian officials and media. A hardline Iranian newspaper called for Grossi’s arrest and execution, accusing him of acting as an Israeli agent.

Britain, France and Germany condemned those threats on Monday and expressed full support for Grossi and the IAEA in fulfilling its mandate.

“The loading of the mines... suggests that Tehran may have been serious about closing one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes,” the officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Reuters also reported that Iran’s military “could have also simply been making necessary preparations in the event that Iran’s leaders gave the order.”

The activity was detected after Israel launched missile strikes on Iranian territory on June 13, the officials said.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strategically vital waterway bordered by Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas trade passes through the route.

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the strait last month following US airstrikes, state media reported. The measure was not binding, and the final decision rests with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the country’s highest security authority, a lawmaker said last month.

Iran has long threatened to shut the strait but has never followed through. A closure would likely disrupt global energy markets and risk triggering a broader conflict.

A White House official said the waterway remains open and credited President Trump’s military operations, pressure campaign, and efforts to restore maritime security.

“Yemen's law is the same as Tehran's. After we struck the head of the snake in Tehran, we will also strike the Houthis in Yemen,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement, referring to the 12-day conflict with Iran.

“Whoever raises a hand against Israel — that hand will be cut off,” he added.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also reacted, referencing the same operation. “Maybe those B2 bombers need to visit Yemen,” he wrote on X, referring to the American stealth bombers used in the strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“Fortunately, Israel's incredible interception system means we go to the shelter and wait until all clear," he added.

The Houthis said they had carried out three operations against Israel on Tuesday.

Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Yemen’s Houthis have launched missiles, rockets, and drones toward Israel and enforced a maritime disruption in the Red Sea, in what it describes as support for Palestinians in Gaza.

The escalation comes following a ceasefire deal announced on May 6, in which President Donald Trump said the US would stop bombing the Houthis after they agreed to halt attacks on key shipping lanes.

Oman, which mediated the agreement, said both sides committed not to target each other, including US vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The ceasefire agreement, however, did not include Houthi attacks on Israel, according to the group's spokesperson.

Last month, the group's rivals in Yemeni government said that Iran is transferring parts of its military industry, including ballistic missile and drone production to Houthi-controlled areas in Saada, Hajjah, and the outskirts of Sanaa.

Moammar al-Eryani, information minister of Yemen's internationally-recognized government urged the world to treat the threat seriously.

“One of the tools used by the Zionist enemy to harm public security, residential areas, and specific parts of the country was the use of civilian drones for military purposes,” Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for the defense ministry, said in a televised interview.

He blamed a lack of legal and structural frameworks governing the drone industry and its use in Iran, saying that a new law passed by Iran’s parliament aims to regulate the drone sector.

“This law will oversee the process of drone manufacturing, their operational system, and their import and export."

“Drone use must be treated like cars, with ownership documents issued by the police and flight permits obtained from the Civil Aviation Organization. The law also defines regulations for domestic drone production,” Talaei-Nik added.

Israeli media previously reported that Mossad had established a drone base inside Iran as part of a broader infiltration operation.