Multiple blasts and a barrage of anti-aircraft fire were reported in Tehran on Tuesday, according to Iranian state-affiliated media.
Eyewitnesses speaking to Iran International, a media outlet operated by Iranian dissidents, described hearing explosions in the eastern and southeastern sections of the capital.
The same outlet also posted on X that individuals in Ahvaz, a city in the Khuzestan province of southwestern Iran, had reported hearing a series of detonations.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Asriran news platform stated that air defense systems were activated at the Natanz nuclear facility amid the unfolding situation.
Amid the reports of explosions, President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iranian citizens through a Truth Social post, urging them to leave the capital immediately.
“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,” Trump wrote. “I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”
A U.S. official told Reuters that Trump refused to sign a joint G7 statement in Canada Monday evening, which had called for de-escalation between Israel and Iran. The statement also included a demand to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and affirmed Israel’s right to self-defense.
{Matzav.com Israel}
