Early Monday morning, as the Israeli military announced the launch of airstrikes against military targets in western and central Iran, multiple reports emerged of explosions in several provinces across the country.
In a statement, the Israeli military said that its air force had targeted military sites belonging to the Iranian regime in various areas of western and central Iran. Israeli media outlets also reported the continuation of air operations against targets inside Iranian territory.
Following the strikes, various sources reported hearing explosions in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj, Urmia, Kurdistan Province, and several other cities. State-run news agencies also confirmed multiple explosions. The state-run Fars News Agency, citing local sources, reported explosions in Tehran, East Azerbaijan, and Isfahan provinces, adding that blasts were heard in western areas of Tehran Province as well as in the city of Fardis near Karaj.
The state-run IRNA news agency also reported at least two powerful explosions in Tehran and three explosions in Isfahan. Akbar Salehi, the security deputy to the governor of Isfahan Province, said that a location in Najafabad had been targeted but that the incident caused no casualties.
On social media, citizens began reporting around 4:40 a.m. local time that explosions had been heard and buildings had shaken in various areas. These reports came from western and central Tehran, Eslamshahr, Karaj, Malard, Robat Karim, Parand, Najafabad, Tabriz, Urmia, and parts of Kurdistan Province.
At the same time, some channels affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that the cities of Shiraz and Kermanshah were also among the targets. Meanwhile, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport had also been struck in an air attack.
In response to these developments, the IRGC issued a statement claiming that Israel had used air-launched ballistic missiles to strike targets inside Iran during the operation. However, the Israeli military has not yet released details about the weapons used.
The Israeli newspaper Maariv also reported that more than 15 targets across Iran had been attacked during the operation. According to the report, a drone production facility, Tehran’s international airport, and several strategic oil installations were among the targets. The newspaper emphasized that precise information about the extent of the damage was not yet available.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department announced that emergency response forces had been placed on full alert but stated that residential and urban areas of Tehran had not been directly targeted.
These attacks took place only hours after the Iranian regime, in its first military action following a fragile ceasefire, launched a wave of missiles toward Israel, describing the strike as a response to recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon. It was also reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call to refrain from carrying out an immediate retaliatory attack against Iran.
