Iran has pledged a “crushing” response to the coordinated military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel on Saturday.
Diaspora Digital Media reported that explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Karaj.
The attacks follow warnings from Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who described Israel’s actions as a “pre-emptive attack” aimed at neutralizing threats to the country.
Saturday’s strikes come less than a year after a 12-day air war between Israel and Iran and amid stalled US-Iran nuclear negotiations.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly moved to a secure location outside Tehran during the attacks.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s National Security Commission, warned that the US and Israel had “started down a path which end is no longer in your control.”
US President Donald Trump, speaking via Truth Social, defended the strikes as necessary to protect American interests and prevent imminent threats from Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
He described the Iranian regime as a “vicious group of very hard, terrible people” whose activities endanger the United States, its troops overseas, and its allies.
The situation has prompted heightened regional alert, with Israel closing its airspace and civilians advised to follow directives from national authorities.
Analysts warn that the attacks could trigger a wider escalation in the Middle East, with both sides preparing for possible retaliatory actions.
