@Open Source Intel: Heavy strikes reported near the Abadan refinery in Ahvaz, a key Iranian oil hub.
Heavy strikes were reported near the Abadan refinery in Ahvaz, a key Iranian oil hub, on an unspecified date in 2025-2026.
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Heavy strikes were reported near the Abadan refinery in Ahvaz, a key Iranian oil hub, on an unspecified date in 2025-2026.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that despite warnings to halt missile attacks on Israeli civilians, IDF strikes against Iran will intensify and expand to additional targets and domains supporting the regime's weapons development.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a central missile and naval mine production site in the city of Yazd, Iran, targeting facilities used for planning, development, assembly, and storage of advanced naval weaponry. This operation, directed by Military Intelligence and the Navy's Intelligence Division, aims to undermine Iran's naval warfare capabilities.
A strike was reported in Urmia, Iran, targeting the home of Hassan Karami’s father, who is a senior security official.
On January 17, 2026, strikes were observed targeting the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Forces in the Chitgar area of western Tehran, Iran.
Messages received by Iran International report a sharp increase in food prices and a shortage of medicine, with the price of some medications, including insulin, rising sharply to over seven million tomans in recent weeks.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have intensified strikes on Iranian weapons production facilities, hitting more than 1,000 industrial targets to date.
An image obtained by Iran International shows a damaged building in Tehran covered with an Islamic Republic flag after airstrikes.
The U.S. Department of War has prepared four "decisive strike" options for Iran, including invading Kharg Island, seizing Larak Island, capturing Abu Musa Island and neighboring islands, and conducting large-scale airstrikes or a ground operation to seize highly enriched uranium at nuclear facilities. The Pentagon has not yet received a decision from President Donald Trump, who is considering these options if negotiations fail and the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.
The U.S. Air Force conducted airstrikes on positions of the Hashed Al Sha'abi, an IRGC-backed Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) group, in Iraq.
An image obtained by Iran International shows a building in the Sajzi Industrial Town in Isfahan Province that was struck by an airstrike.
Over the past day, the IDF conducted multiple waves of airstrikes in Tehran and central Iran, destroying sites involved in the production of combat equipment, including facilities in Parchin and Isfahan, using more than 150 munitions delivered by over 60 fighter jets.