Israel launching air attacks on Iran
Israel’s air force has “begun a wave of strikes against missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran”, Israel’s military said in a statement.
It did not specify further where it was striking. However, air defence systems have reportedly been activated in Iran’s Tehran, Qom and Karaj areas.
Videos show explosions over Isfahan and Tehran provinces
Social media posts verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency show explosions in the sky over Iran’s central provinces of Isfahan and Tehran.
One social media post is said to show the city of Najafabad’s defence system responding to the strikes. Others showed explosions over Malard in Tehran province.
Breaking | Israeli occupation aircraft strike a residential building in the city of Qom, south of the Iranian capital, Tehran. pic.twitter.com/EExsH1u94q
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 21, 2025
Teenager killed in Israeli attack on building in Qom
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency now reports that a 16-year-old was killed in the attack, while two people were also injured and transferred to hospital. The target of the strike is not immediately clear.
Israel has carried out several other attacks across Iran over the past hour, according to local media sources in Iran and Israeli officials, including:
- Israel has claimed strikes against missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran.
- Explosions have been reported in the sky over the provinces of Isfahan and Tehran.
- Defence systems have been activated over the city of Najafabad, while explosions have also been reported over the city of Malard near Tehran.
Explosions heard in Iranian city of Isfahan
There have been reports of an explosion in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, according to the Fars News Agency, which is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The city is home to the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, Iran’s largest nuclear research complex.
