Israel targets Iran’s security forces and leadership as Iran presses attacks across the region

The United States and Israel hit Iran’s capital and other cities in multiple airstrikes on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war with Iran. Israel targeted the Iranian leadership and security forces as the Islamic Republic responded with missile barrages and drone attacks on Israel and across the region.

Tehran residents woke to the sound of dawn blasts, and Iranian state television showed the ruins of building in the center of the capital. The Shiite seminary city of Qom and multiple other cities were targeted.

With fighter jets roaring overhead, those still in Tehran looked anxiously to the skies. One man, who ran a clothing shop, said he didn’t know what to do.

“If I leave the city, how am I supposed to earn money and survive?” said the man, who spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals. “I just hope the Arabs do not get involved. If they do,