Early Saturday morning, accounts surfaced of major blasts rocking Tehran, following claims from Israeli officials that it had conducted a preemptive military action.
According to eyewitness accounts, two loud blasts were heard in the city on Saturday morning. Simultaneously, two plumes of dense smoke were observed billowing over the centre and east of the Iranian capital.
“The nature of explosions suggests that this is a missile attack,” a media outlet stated, without initially provide additional information.
This event takes place against a backdrop of severely escalated tensions in the Middle East. Key events preceding this attack include:
In response to earlier allegations, Iranian authorities had charged the United States of spreading “falsehoods” about its missiles programme. They dismissed assertions about weapons development and protest deaths as baseless.
The situation remains fluid, with further updates anticipated as the situation develops.