Afghanistan, March 30 -- Israel's military said a new wave of airstrikes against Iran began early Monday, targeting what it described as government infrastructure across Tehran as the conflict entered a more dangerous phase.

The Israeli military said the attacks started before dawn and were focused on strategic state-linked sites in and around the Iranian capital. The announcement followed a series of warnings and evacuation alerts issued to civilians in several districts before the strikes.

Iranian officials said a day earlier that recent Israeli and U.S. attacks had also struck university-related facilities, deepening fears that civilian and academic infrastructure is increasingly being caught up in the war. Those claims have added to g...