Israeli military announces ‘new wave’ of bombing in western Iran
Israel’s military says it is carrying out more attacks on western Iran against “military targets”. It claimed earlier strikes destroyed Iranian missile launchers and targeted Iranian soldiers.
“The air force has now begun a wave of strikes against military targets in western Iran,” it said in a statement.
Two wounded in Israeli attack on Iran’s Tabriz: Report
The semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that Israeli forces have bombed the city of Tabriz, targeting the IRGC’s Martyr Madani camp, and wounding at least two people.
Footage of the attack, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency, showed thick smoke rising over Tabriz following the attack.
Israel claims hits on Iranian jets, missile launchers, Isfahan airport
The Israeli military has given more details about the targets of its latest strikes in western Iran. The attack, it said, successfully targeted two F-5 jets stationed at Iran’s Dezful airport in the western Khuzestan province.
In the attacks earlier this morning, the military said it destroyed eight Iranian missile launchers, six of which were “ready for immediate launch toward” Israeli territory. Last night, 20 Israeli jets attacked dozens of targets in central Iran, including weapons production and storage sites, as well as the airport in Isfahan, it added.
Explosions in central, southwestern Iran: Report
Iran’s Shargh news outlet reports an explosion in Iran’s central Yazd province, where it said air defence systems have been activated.
A separate “loud explosion” was also heard in the southwestern province of Bushehr, it also reported.
Israel’s army says four Iranian regions targeted
An Israeli army spokesman said Israeli jets carried out dozens of strikes on Iran today, targeting military sites in Isfahan, Bushehr, Ahvaz and Yazd.
He claimed the strike in Yazd hit a site where Khorramshahr ballistic missiles were being stored, while strikes in Isfahan, Bushehr and Ahvaz targeted missile launch platforms, sites where air defence batteries were being manufactured and a drone warehouse.
Some of the strikes killed Iranian military personnel who were detected operating at launch platforms, the army said.
Smoke rises over Iran’s Yazd province
Footage verified by Al Jazeera shows massive plumes of smoke rising over several buildings in Iran’s central Yazd province, where Israel says it struck a missile storage facility.
Earlier, Iranian media reported massive explosions in Yazd as air defence systems mobilised.
