US and Israel launch strikes on Iran – What has happened so far

The tiny Gulf kingdom hosts an installation known as Naval Support Activity Bahrain, where the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and US Naval Forces Central Command headquarters are based.

Bahrain's deep-water port can accommodate the largest US military vessels, such as aircraft carriers, and the US Navy has used the base in the country since 1948, when the facility was operated by Britain's Royal Navy.

Several US ships have their home port in Bahrain, including anti-mine vessels and logistical support ships.

Bahrain said that 5th Fleet's service centre was targeted by an Iranian missile strike on Saturday.

In the past few minutes, six explosions were heard in Dubai from the Greens Community, a residential neighbourhood near to the Dubai Marina and the Dubai Palm.

Windows in apartments were shaking and a fire has broken out at the Fairmont Hotel on the Palm which may have been caused by falling debris.

The US military has thousands of personnel stationed at air and naval bases across the Gulf region and these are believed to be the targets of Iranian missiles.

It's unclear at this stage whether this strike on Dubai was deliberate but it is one of the first recorded instances of damage to civilian infrastructure.





Saudi Arabia said Iran targeted its capital Riyadh and its eastern region in an attack.

The government reported the attack in an announcement on its state-run Saudi Press Agency. It called the attack “blatant and cowardly” and said it was repelled.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are longstanding rivals, but the country reached a Chinese-mediated detente with Iran in 2023.

UN Secretary General António Guterres has condemned the escalation of hostilities across the Middle East and urged all member states to respect their obligations under international law.

“I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities & de-escalation. Failing to do so risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians & regional stability. I strongly encourage all parties to return immediately to the negotiating table,” he said.

“I reiterate that there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, in full accordance with international law, including the UN Charter.”

Our colleague Peter Barabas who is currently in Doha captured footage of air defence systems intercepting Iranain missiles over the Qatari capital.

The US military has thousands of personnel stationed at air and naval bases across the region, and these are believed to be the targets of Iranian missiles.

Qatar is home to the Al Udeid Air Base which serves as a logistics and command hub for the US Central Command.

Iran's foreign minister called on Saturday for the international community to "hold the criminals accountable" after the US and Israel launched a wave of strikes on targets in the Islamic republic.

In a call with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi "stressed the importance of decisive action by the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to stop the aggressive actions and hold the criminals accountable", according to a readout from the ministry.

The United States has urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country while commercial options are available and warned against travel to the country, its embassy in Beirut said on Saturday.

"If already in the country, the Department of State urges US citizens to depart Lebanon now while commercial options remain available," the embassy's statement read, adding that they "urge US citizens not to travel to Lebanon."

Lebanon's authorities fear the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah could become involved in the conflict that saw the US and Israel bomb Iran on Saturday and Tehran respond with missile attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ysaid on Saturday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran have created an opportunity for the Iranian people to oust the "terrorist regime" in Tehran, Russia's ally.

"It is only fair to give the Iranian people a chance to get rid of the terrorist regime, to get rid of it and guarantee the safety of all nations that have suffered from terror originating in Iran," Zelenskyy said in a video address on social media.

"It is important that the United States is determined. And whenever America is determined, global criminals weaken," he added.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on Saturday morning and planned to hold calls with allies in the coming hours.

“We do not want to see further escalation into a wider regional conflict,” a UK government spokesperson said, reiterating Britain’s support for a negotiated solution to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Britain was not involved in the US-Israeli strikes.

The UK’s Foreign Office also updated its travel advice to warn against all travel to Israel and Palestine and urged British nationals in other Middle Eastern countries to “immediately shelter in place.”

President Donald Trump has no plans to address the American people on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the White House said.

A White House official denied reports of a planned address by Trump, who overnight posted a video to his Truth Social platform announcing the attacks and calling for regime change in Tehran.

"This reporting was inaccurate, the White House has not given any guidance on an address or remarks today," the official told reporters.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, saying the escalation "must stop."

"France is calling for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council," Macron wrote on X.

"The ongoing escalation is dangerous for everyone. It must stop," he added, warning that the outbreak of war between the United States, Israel and Iran carries "grave consequences for international peace and security."

"France also stands ready to deploy the necessary resources to protect its closest partners, should they request it," he said. "I am in close contact with our European partners and friends in the Middle East."

France hosts several military bases in the Middle East, notably in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, all countries which have been targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday.

Iran has launched air strikes against targets in all countries in the Gulf region with the exception of Oman.

The US military has thousands of personnel stationed at air and naval bases across the region, and these are believed to be the targets of Iranian missiles.

So far it appears that all missiles fires by Iran were intercepted by local air defence systems and there is little to no information about damage or casualties.

Oman, which has mediated nuclear talks between the US and Iran, said on Saturday it was dismayed by the air strikes which threaten to undermine ongoing negotiations.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday condemned what he described as “unwarranted attacks” on Iran during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

It said Dar called for “an immediate halt to escalation through urgent resumption of diplomacy to achieve a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the crisis.”

Kuwait’s national news agency says the Gulf country’s air defences successfully repelled what it called a “heinous Iranian attack” earlier in the day.

Quoting a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the KUNA news agency said Kuwait maintains its right to defend itself.

Kuwait Airways meanwhile says it is temporarily suspending flights in and out of the country.

In northern Tehran, supermarkets are seeing a surge of customers seeking bread and bottled water.

However, supply has been limited and some of the items most in demand — including bread, eggs, bottled water and milk — are currently unavailable in certain stores.

Long queues have also been observed at gas stations across the city.

State television showed footage from one of Tehran’s highways, Soleimani highway, where extremely heavy traffic was visible on west-to-east routes.

Smoke rose from a US base near the airport in Erbil, the regional capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region on Saturday and an Associated Press journalist in the area heard the sounds of explosions.

Local media reported that missiles were shot down. There was no immediate statement from Iraqi officials or from the US.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias had previously threatened to strike targets in the Kurdish region in case of an attack on Iran.

Earlier on Saturday, a drone strike targeted a headquarters of the Iran-allied Kataib Hezbollah militia southwest of Baghdad, killing two people.

Euronews staff in Doha and Dubai are covering the developing conflict gripping the region as ongoing explosions in both locations send shockwaves through the cities.

In Doha, the whole team braced when it received alerts to shelter by multiple national mobile systems around 1000 am local time (0800 CET). Immediately after, the first sounds of explosions rocked Doha, some stronger than the others, and air raide sirens were heard from the direction of Hamad International Airport across the bay against the backdrop of what should have been a calm weekend right in the middle of Ramadan.

Plumes of white smoke spreading above the city indicated that well-prepared Patriot air defence systems were intercepting the Iranian missiles sending shockwaves across the capital.

Black smoke billowed from the direction of Al Udeid US Air Force Base, the biggest in the region, but no reports so far about what was hit.

Four hours on, the team continued to report sporadic explosions and feeling the shockwaves as an eerie silence and disbelief took hold of the capital, some cars on the roads, but almost everyone in the city is sheltering and wondering what happens next as reports keep coming in of Iranian strikes across the whole region. 

Strikes on Dubai

Meanwhile, in Dubai four loud explosions were heard as the UAE Ministry of Defence confirmed that the country’s air defence systems successfully intercepted several Iranian ballistic missiles.

An Asian national was killed during the attack from falling debris in the capital Abu Dhabi which also reportedly saw damage to a residential area.

These events set a new precedent as even during the previous two Gulf Wars, the UAE never came under attack.

Authorities confirmed that the security situation in the UAE remains stable and that all relevant departments are monitoring developments around the clock.

An Israeli security source said that strikes on Iran would continue for "as long as we need", after the US and Israel began targeting military and ballistic missile sites in the Islamic republic on Saturday.

"We will continue our operations right now, as long as we need to, to ensure that the Iranian regime cannot restore those capabilities to the region and the broader international stability," the source told journalists, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

NATO is closely following developments in the Middle East, the alliance’s spokesperson Allison Hart said on Saturday.

European Union leaders issued a joint statement on Saturday calling for restraint and engaging in regional diplomacy in hopes of “ensuring nuclear safety.”

“Ensuring nuclear safety and preventing any actions that could further escalate tensions or undermine the global non-proliferation regime is of critical importance,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.

“We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, to protect civilians, and to fully respect international law."

Both said that the EU has pushed to resolve critical issues through diplomacy but also has in place “extensive sanctions in response to the actions of Iran’s murderous regime and the Revolutionary Guards.”

They said Brussels was working with the EU’s 27 member nations to support the bloc's citizens in the Middle East.

Syria’s civil aviation authority announced the closure of airspace in southern Syria on Saturday, while a number of airlines, including Lufthansa, Air France, Transavia, Qatar Airways and Pegasus cancelled all flights into Lebanon.

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has welcomed the joint US-Israeli operation against Iran.

Herzog says he hopes the operation “will bring a historic change and a better future for the whole Middle East and the entire world.”

France, whose military has bases and a regular presence in the Middle East, has called on French citizens in the region to exercise extreme caution.

"A military escalation is underway...It’s not the time for negotiations. We are in a situation of war," junior Defence Minister Alice Rufo told France-2 television on Saturday, comparing the situation to the 12-conflict in June.

“Our priority is the protection of our citizens and protection of our forces in the region,” she said.

Asked if French forces were involved in the US and Israeli strikes or targeted in retaliatory strikes, French military spokesperson Colonel Guillaume Vernet said: “The French armed forces continuously adapt their posture to threats and implement measures to ensure the surveillance and protection of military installations where French soldiers are deployed.”

He would not elaborate.

“Our military presence guarantees France’s independent assessment of the situation,” he said. 

British Airways said on Saturday it had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv and Bahrain for several days and its Saturday flight to Amman because of the US-Israel airstrikes and Iran's retaliation.

"We are closely monitoring the situation and have taken the operational decision to cancel our flights to Tel Aviv and Bahrain up to and including 3 March and have cancelled today's service to Amman," the airline said in a statement.

"Safety is always our top priority and we're contacting our customers to advise them of their travel options," it said.

An Israeli security source said that strikes on Iran were launched on Saturday due to a "sharp acceleration" in the Islamic republic's production of missiles.

"They are developing dozens of ballistic missiles each month and their pace of production is getting faster and faster," the source said.

"This is a regime that is moving forward towards producing thousands of missiles in the coming years. A dramatic expansion of an already dangerous arsenal," the source added.

Bahrain’s ambassador to the US says attacks occurred against “sites within the Kingdom,” without giving further details.

Writing on X, Abdulla Al-Khalifa said the attacks were a “blatant violation of sovereignty.”

Iran apparently attacked the US 5th Fleet in Bahrain in response to air strikes on Tehran early on Saturday.

The Bahraini diplomat said that Bahrain “reserves the right to respond” to attack on its territory.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief called the conflict in the Middle East “perilous” and said she was working with Israel and Arab officials to pursue a negotiated peace.

“Iran’s regime has killed thousands. Its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes, along with support for terror groups, pose a serious threat to global security,” Kaja Kallas said in a post on social media.

She said the EU was evacuating some staff in the region and keeping in place a maritime mission in the Red Sea.

The EU recently put fresh sanctions on Iran and leading figures, prompting retaliatory sanctions by Tehran.

Ukraine on Saturday said the Iranian government's "violence against its own people and other countries" had triggered the US and Israeli attacks against Tehran.

"The reason for the current events is precisely the violence and arbitrariness of the Iranian regime, in particular the murders and repressions against peaceful protesters, which have become particularly large-scale in recent months," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

"Long-term systematic violations of human rights, brutal repression, executions and persecution of dissidents testify to the deep crisis of the internal policy of this state and the lack of proper protection of the basic rights and freedoms of its citizens."

The US Navy’s 5th Fleet command that host nation Bahrain said was targeted by a missile attack is responsible for securing the shipping lanes around the oil-rich Middle East.

Those waters include the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The region contains three key chokepoints: the Suez Canal and the Bab al-Mandeb on either end of the Red Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to shut the strait if attacked. Iranian-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen have said they will resume attacks on shipping routes and on Israel.

The extent of the damage on the 5th Fleet headquarters wasn’t immediately clear. The base is located just to the southeast of central Manama, the island nation’s capital.

The Israeli military issued a warning in Persian for the immediate evacuation of areas near weapons production and military facilities in Iran.

“Your presence in these locations puts your lives at risk,” the military said on its Persian-language X account.

Iran said on Saturday it will "respond decisively" after Israel and the United States launched strikes on the country despite talks underway on Tehran's nuclear programme.

"The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond decisively to the aggressors," the foreign ministry said in a statement, insisting Iran had done "everything necessary to prevent war".

"Just as we were ready for negotiations, we are now more prepared than ever to defend the Iranian nation," it said.

The German government was informed in advance this morning about Israel’s military strikes on Iran, a spokesperson said on Saturday.

Germany is in close consultation with its European partners, the spokesperson said. Its crisis management team will meet later on Saturday to discuss Iran.

The government urged German citizens in Iran, Israel and the wider region to register on the official system for citizens abroad and follow the instructions of the local authorities for their own protection.

The foreign ministry said it was in “close and constant” contact with the embassies in Iran and Israel, as well as other missions in the region.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Saturday that the country was the target of a “brutal air operation” jointly carried out by the US and Israel.

“This occurred once again during negotiations and the enemy imagines that the resilient Iranian nation will surrender to their petty demands through these cowardly actions,” the council said in a statement.

Euronews journalists based in Dubai report hearing explosions in the city, just minutes after explosions were reported in the capital Abu Dhabi.

The United Arab Emirates said earlier on Saturday that it was closing its airspace as the security situation in the Middle East deteriorates.

Explosions have also been reported in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The US has thousands of military personnel stationed at bases across the Gulf region which were expected to be a target for Iran.

Euronews journalists in Doha report multiple explosions, missiles intercepted in the sky and smoke billowing in the direction of the US Al Udeid airbase.

Qatar announced in January “the departure of certain personnel from Al Udeid Air Base”, a key US air base, amid “current regional tensions."

That announcement from Doha came after US media quoted Pentagon sources confirming that the US was withdrawing some of its personnel from key Middle East bases as a precaution.

The Al Udeid base was targeted by Iran last year during the 12-day conflict with Israel.

Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa has said it is suspending all flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil, and Tehran until 7 March as the security situation in the Middle East worsens.

In addition, Lufthansa said it will suspend flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi until 1 March.

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Internet access was slashed in Iran on Saturday as Israel and the United States launched strikes against the Islamic republic, monitor Netblocks said.

"Network data show Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout," Netblocks said on social media, adding the move "matches measures used during last year's war with Israel."

Witnesses heard sirens and explosions in Kuwait, where the US Army Central is based at Camp Arifjan.

There was no immediate word of casulaties or any damage.

The attacks on the capital and other cities began early on Saturday morning, at a time when many people were on their way to work and students were heading to school. Citizens used their mobile phones to record thick plumes of smoke rising from the sites of explosions and shared the images and videos on social media.

Some of the videos include audio, capturing the sound of fighter jets passing overhead. In several cases, witnesses also mention the date and precise geographic location. Footage circulating online appears to show Tomahawk missiles crossing western Tehran.

Overall, the sounds heard in the videos reflect a palpable mix of anxiety and hope. Some people are screaming in fear, while others can be heard saying, “It finally happened.”

In certain clips, anti-regime slogans can also be heard.

At the same time, many are closely following Donald Trump’s statements and positions. There are also reports of intermittent internet disruptions, although it remains unclear whether the outages are technical or the result of government-imposed restrictions.

A loud explosion has been reported in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

That is being reported by the Reuters news agency.

Journalists working for the Associated Press news agency in the Syrian capital Damascus and in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon reported hearing explosions on Saturday, apparently as a result of Israeli air defences intercepting Iranian missiles.

Qatar’s Defence Ministry said that an Iranian missile has been intercepted by the Patriot defence system.

Meanwhile, a series of explosions rocked Bahrain, targeting the Juffair military base, local media reported.

Earlier on Saturday, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued an emergency alert and urged its citizens to take shelter in the nearest safe location.

Bahrain hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet while the Al Udeid US military air base is located in Qatar.

The US Department of Defence has announced in a post on X that the current military operation in Iran is called Operation Epic Fury.

The US, working alongside Israel, began launching air strikes on Iran on Saturday morning as tensions around its nuclear programme continue.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the joint military campaign with the US will let Iranians “take their fate into their own hands.”

Netanyahu said the joint attack, launched on Saturday morning, aimed to “remove an existential threat posed” by Iran.

"This murderous terrorist regime must not be allowed to arm itself with nuclear weapons that would enable it to threaten all of humanity," Netanyahu said in a video statement.

"Together we will stand, together we will fight and together we will ensure the eternity of Israel," he added.

Warplanes and missiles were seen flying through Iraqi airspace as Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, witnesses and a military source told the AFP news agency.

The military source said on condition of anonymity "our forces detected warplanes from the direction of Israel that crossed the airspace over Baghdad" and other provinces, adding that missiles were also seen flying over the northern province of Kirkuk.

"We saw several missiles flying at a low altitude" near the district of Dakuk in Kirkuk, two witnesses said. A soldier in the city of Ramadi in western Iraq told AFP he saw warplanes flying overhead.

Meanwhile, the Tasnim News Agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, has reported a second wave of missile attacks on Israel.

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen have said they will resume missile and drone attacks on shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran.

That’s according to two senior Houthi officials, who spoke in condition of anonymity because there is no official announcement from the Houthi leadership.

One of the officials said the rebels’ first attack could come as soon as “tonight.”

The Houthis stopped their attacks on the Red Sea shipping route as part of a deal with the Trump administration that also halted US strikes against the Houthis.

They also stopped their attacks against Israel after an October ceasefire that halted major fighting in Gaza.

“In response to the aggression of the hostile and criminal enemy against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the first wave of large-scale missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the occupied territories has begun,” the statement said.

The IRGC said more information would be released in due course.

The son of Iran's last shah voiced confidence on Saturday in victory against the Islamic republic after the United States and Israel launched coordinated air strikes.

"We are very close to final victory. I want to be by your side as soon as possible so that together we can take back and rebuild Iran," Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the Washington area, said in an online video address.

Pahlavi is popular in Iran and is widely considered one of the most prominent opposition figures, with his popularity surging during recent anti-government protests, where his name was frequently chanted.



Explosions rocked northern Israel on Saturday as the country worked to intercept incoming Iranian missiles after launching a nationwide attack with the US on Iran.

The blasts echoed just after the Israeli military said it would be using its air defence systems to bring down the Iranian fire.

There was no immediate word on any damage or casualties from the ongoing attack.

Air raid sirens also sounded in neighbouring Jordan.

Tehran said earlier that it was preparing to retaliate after Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, an Iranian official told the Reuters news agency.

The unnamed official warned that the Iranian response would be "crushing."



The Jerusalem municipality ordered schools and workplaces to close on Saturday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, saying the closure would be in effect until 1800 GMT on Monday.

"In accordance with the assessment of the situation by the Home Front Command and the launch of a preemptive strike against Iran, it has been decided to change the guidelines and transition from full activity to essential activity throughout the country," it said in a statement.

"There will be no educational activities, no gatherings, and no going to work, except for workers defined as essential. This policy is in effect from Saturday (2/28) at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) until Monday (3/2) at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT)."

US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Saturday that there could be American casualties following Iran strikes, saying "that often happens in war."

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties,” he said in a video posted to social media early Saturday morning.

After the June attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, Trump said, “We warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons. And we sought repeatedly to make a deal. We tried.”

He added that Iran “rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions and we can’t take it anymore.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is "safe and sound", state media reported on Saturday, following US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.

"President Masoud Pezeshkian is safe and sound and has no problems," the IRNA news agency reported, alongside the Mehr and ISNA agencies.

Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that the country’s airspace has also been closed following airstrikes on neighbouring Iran.

The ministry’s spokesman, Mitham al-Safi, told state-run Iraqi News Agency that “the closure was preceded by the evacuation of all air traffic from Iraqi airspace.”

Both Iran and Israel earlier said their airspace was closed to all civilian aircraft.

The United Arab Emirates says its airspace has also been closed.

The US embassies in Qatar and Bahrain told their staff to seek shelter on Saturday and advised US citizens to do the same after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

The embassies said in two separate statements they were "implementing a shelter-in-place for all personnel. We recommend all Americans do the same until further notice," and urged US citizens to "find a secure location within your residence or another safe building."

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran.

"Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime," Trump said.

Trump referred to the Iranians in the video as a "vicious group of very hard, terrible people."

He called the attacks on Iran “a noble mission,” saying they were necessary because of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile systems that could reach the US.

He called on Iranian officials to “lay down your arms” or “you will face certain death,” and encouraged the Iranian people to “take over your government — it will be yours to take.”

US President Donald Trump repeatedly warned Tehran to finalise a nuclear deal with Washington “before it is too late”.

Commenting on the talks which had taken place in Geneva, Trump said on Friday he was “not thrilled” with Iran’s attitude in the talks, but hadn't yet decided on whether to attack.

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Tehran is preparing to retaliate after Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, an Iranian official told the Reuters news agency.

The unnamed official said the Iranian response would be "crushing."

Israel closed its airspace to civilian flights on Saturday after announcing it had carried out "preventive strikes" on Iran and sounding sirens in Jerusalem.

"Following the security developments, the Minister of Transportation has ordered the Director of the Israel Civil Aviation Authority to close the airspace of the State of Israel to civilian flights," the minister, Miri Regev, announced.

Iran also said it had closed its airspace until further notice, following multiple blasts in the capital Tehran and elsewhere, the civil aviation agency said.

"The airspace of the entire country is cosed until further notice," announced the spokesman of Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation, quoted by Tasnim news agency.

Iranian media are reporting attacks are happening nationwide as Israel and the US launched air strikes targeting the country, with initial explosions reported in the capital Tehran.

Explosions have also reportedly been heard in Isfahan, Qom, Karaj and Kermanshah.