Blasts reported in Tehran as Israel launches fresh strikes

2026-03-23 - 03:50

Fars news agency said airstrikes targeted five areas of the Iranian capital and reported terrible sounds of explosions. (EPA Images pic) TEHRAN: Explosions rang out in Tehran early this 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 details on the extent of damage and possible casualties will be announced later,” Fars posted. In its own statement, Israel’s military announced it had “begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran”.