Israel launches ‘broad-scale’ strikes on Tehran

Smoke rises after an airstrike in central Tehran as a joint US-Israeli military operation continues to target multiple locations across Iran. (EPA Images pic)
JERUSALEM: Israel said Saturday it had launched “broad-scale” strikes on targets in Tehran, as the Iranian state broadcaster reported an explosion in the western part of the city.
“The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has begun a broad-scale wave of strikes” on government targets in the Iranian capital, an Israeli military statement said.
The IDF said earlier it had detected another round of Iranian missile fire headed towards Israel.
A series of explosions was heard in the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv following the Iranian launches.
Israel’s emergency services, the Magen David Adom, said it received no reports of casualties after the barrage.
The military issued a statement saying people were free to leave their shelters “in all areas of the country”.