15:39⇢Ukraine Strikes 40 Russian Bombers in Massive Drone Operation
⌨The newspapers report on major escalations in both Ukraine-Russia conflict and Middle East tensions. Ukraine claims its largest drone operation against Russia, targeting 40 bombers in "Operation Spider Web" after 18 months of planning under Zelensky's supervision, while Russia responded with potentially its largest drone attack using 472 drones (BBC Persian, Radio Farda). Yemen launched 43 missiles forcing closure of Ben Gurion Airport and sending millions of Israelis to shelters (Mehr News, Tasnim News). Iranian media continues coverage of nuclear tensions, with UNRWA officials lamenting that Arab financial support flows to Trump rather than Palestinian refugees (ISNA). Domestically, Iran advances its satellite program with second and third generation versions of Hodhod and Kowthar satellites under development (Borna News), while facing a tobacco crisis costing 60 billion tomans annually with 65,000 deaths despite cigarette prices reaching 80,000 tomans per pack (Shargh Daily).