Pakistan‘s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday to meet with Iranian officials, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu.
The sources‘ confirmation came after Iran‘s state-run IRNA news agency reported earlier that Naqvi arrived in Tehran „a few hours ago“ as part of the unannounced visit.
In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE‘s Fujairah port.
Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.
These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.
According to the statement, Iran‘s response was immediate and decisive.
The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a swift counterattack, engaging US military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of the port of Bandar Chabahar.
The Iranian operation inflicted „significant damage“ on the American warships, he said.
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We hear sounds related to the activation of the air defence system, and also the state news agency IRNA reported two blasts taking place in the Iranian capital.
In the southern areas of the country, we know that in the city of Minab, the governor came out to confirm attacks on a maritime base.
In the city of Bandar Abbas, as well, several explosions were reported. Meanwhile, they’ve got the joint military headquarters coming out to confirm the attacks on Bandar Khamir and Sirik.
Also, they said that US attacks have targeted two Iranian ships, one oil tanker and another vessel, which is sort of escalating the tensions in this already intricate situation.
Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Thursday morning.
Field Marshal Munir, who arrived in the Iranian capital on Wednesday, is heading a high-level political-security delegation that includes representatives from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, security institutions, and technical experts.
The primary purpose of the delegation’s visit is to relay the US message and to plan the framework for a possible second round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to participate in the funeral procession honoring the martyrdom of Iranian sailors and top officials, Ali Larijani and General Gholamreza Soleimani, assassinated during unprovoked US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.
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At least 40 people were killed, according to official reports. Most of the victims were civilians who had been inside their homes when the strike hit, Iranian media reported.
The bombing was a concentrated attack, with several blasts hitting buildings in the area in short succession, according to the spokesperson for the Iranian Red Crescent, Mujtaba Khalidi. “Three residential buildings were bombed simultaneously and on the same street a missile struck a building belonging to the Iranian police,” Khalidi told Drop Site.
At least 460 people have been killed and over 4,300 wounded in Tehran alone since the launch of the war, the deputy head of Tehran Emergency Health Department Mehr Soroush told public broadcaster IRIB News.
CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Tehran’s Shahran oil depot, where thick black smoke rises behind him after a strike hit the facility. Iranian state media said fuel and oil storage tanks in several areas of the capital were targeted in Israeli and US strikes. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission. #cnn #iran #tehran #shahranoildepot #usisraelistrike
Pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran late on Saturday as Israel carried out further air strikes. It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. (AP video by Mohsen Ganji)
Massive explosions hit several locations in Tehran overnight, including residential areas and the vicinity of Tehran University, as the war enters its seventh day.
Israeli jets have bombed southern and eastern Lebanese towns, including Douris in the Bekaa Valley, as well as targeting the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.
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• Strikes in Iran: Explosions lit up the sky in Tehran after Israel said it had begun a “broad-scale wave of strikes” there. CNN saw thick black smoke in the capital, while state media reported that a busy shopping street was hit. Tehran residents tell CNN they experienced the “worst night” of airstrikes since the war began.
• Panic in Beirut: Fresh strikes also hit Beirut, hours after Israel said it targeted Hezbollah overnight in the latest strikes on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs.
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The Iranian Mehr news agency is reporting two explosions in the capital.
We’ll bring you more soon.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a severe statement mourning the “heartbreaking tragedy” at the Shajareh Tayyebah elementary school. Describing the bombing of the facility while it was “full of innocent pupils” as a “savage act,” the president vowed it would become an indelible part of the aggressors’ history of crimes against Iran. The statement strongly condemned the “inhumane act” and called for immediate, prioritized medical attention for the wounded.
At least least 40 people were killed in a strike on an Iranian girls‘ school in the southern region of the country. State media reported another strike in Northwest Iran.
The aftermath of a US-Israeli strike on a Tehran neighbourhood shows vehicles burnt and rubble scattered across the streets.
At least five columns of smoke could be seen in the east and southeast of the Iranian capital, according to an AFP journalist, who reported the blasts were heard around 3:50pm local time.
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It‘s not immediately clear what triggered Trump‘s dramatic post on Truth Social or his early return from Canada. Israel has been conducting strikes in Tehran since Thursday night, but the U.S. has so far declined to join the operation.
Shortly after Trump‘s post, Iranian media reported explosions and heavy air defense fire in Tehran. It‘s unclear if there was any relation between Trump‘s post and the attack.
Tehran is home to around 10 million people, with around 17 million in the metropolitan area.
“The Israeli Air Force has full control over the skies of Tehran,” Netanyahu said in statements at Tel Nof Airbase in Rehovot in central Israel.
Israeli Channel 12 said that the army was attacking dozens of targets in central Iran, without giving any details.
Tehran, IRNA – The Israeli regime has attacked the headquarters of Iran’s national television, known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
The headquarters were attacked as programs were being broadcast live. Live programs were briefly halted at the IRIB News Network but returned to normal a few minutes afterwards.
By evening, new airstrikes were reported on what appeared to be residential buildings in northwestern and eastern Tehran.
The regime has so far killed at least 224 civilians in attacks on civilian infrastructure or residential complexes.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said, in a subsequent statement, “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappear. The evacuation of local residents is beginning.”
The area indicated on the IDF map included the headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting propaganda channel.
Katz‘s initial comments, made after Iran‘s eighth strike on the occupied territories since the war‘s outbreak, declared that the „residents of Tehran“ would „pay the price“ for the successful offensive. The Hebrew statement, seemingly aimed at Israelis who had been spending hours in bomb shelters, soon circulated on Persian social media. This further undermined Israel‘s hopes of inciting coordinated unrest among Iranians, forcing Katz to take to X again, this time to „clarify“ his position in English.
„I wish to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran,“ he wrote.
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Crews worked to clear debris from the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran.
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Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.
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Iranian state television footage shows burning and damaged buildings in Tehran after Israel announced it had launched a „preemptive strike“ against Iran.
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Israel says it has carried out strikes on Iran‘s nuclear programme, with explosions seen in Tehran and elsewhere.
Security cameras captured the moment a large, bright blast hit the capital.
Iranian state media showed footage of fires burning in buildings and plumes of smoke rising from the city‘s skyline, and also the scene at a nuclear facility in Natanz.