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Blasts reported in Tehran as Israel says launched strikes

Explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning, Iranian media reported, as Israel announced it launched a fresh wave of strikes.

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Motorists drive past a giant billboard with a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) at the Valiasr Square in Tehran on March 22, 2026. Iran's critical water and energy infrastructure have suffered extensive damage due to US and Israeli strikes, the country's energy minister said on March 22. Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on February 28, killing the Islamic republic's supreme leader and sparking a war that has since spread across the Middle East. AFP

2026-03-23 10:35:38

Explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning, Iranian media reported, as Israel announced it launched a fresh wave of strikes.

"Explosion heard in Tehran," local media Mehr posted on Telegram, while Fars news agency said airstrikes had targeted five areas of the Iranian capital and that "terrible sounds of explosions have been reported".

More than an hour after the reports, a thick plume of black smoke could still be seen billowing from one point in eastern Tehran, an AFP journalist noted.

In a post on Telegram, Israel's military said it had "begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran".