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Israeli airstrikes are underway in Mashhad, northeast Iran, with air defense systems actively engaging targets in the Seyyedi area and Namaz Boulevard, resulting in multiple explosions across the city this evening.
On March 30, Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple locations in Tehran and Karaj, Iran, with coordinated explosions reported between 21:22 and 21:26 local time, affecting areas such as Tehranpars, Hakimiyeh, Lavizan, Shian, Heravi, and Parchin, as well as Karaj's Fardis, Shahin Villa, Mehrshahr, Hesarak, and Azimieh.
At 0330Z, a UAV strike hit a villa in Shaft, Gilan Province, Iran, targeting an IRGC commander (reportedly Sardar Azizi, an associate of Qasem Soleimani); the commander survived with leg amputations, while family members were killed. State media confirmed two fatalities.
In the past 24 hours, 14 ballistic missiles and 12 drones entered Kuwaiti airspace, striking a military camp and injuring 10 personnel, as well as damaging a private logistics site. Since February 28, 2026, Kuwait has detected 307 ballistic missiles, 2 cruise missiles, and 616 drones.
Footage shows a petrochemical facility in Be’er Sheva struck by a ballistic missile from the IRGC Aerospace Force as part of Iran's retaliatory response to Israeli Air Force airstrikes on Iranian industrial infrastructure.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a high-ranking official in the Iranian regime, opposed former U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for negotiations, warned of ongoing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz, and called for continued street presence of regime supporters. Morteza Kazemian, an editor at Iran International, characterizes Ghalibaf as a "military governor" with anti-national views.
At 0305 UTC, a single airstrike hit a Ministry of Defense complex on the Babaei Highway in northeastern Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.
Images of a crater caused by a missile strike on the pavement of northern Sohrevardi Street in Tehran were published on Saturday, April 8, 2026.
Videos published on social media show a crater in a street in Tehran’s Shahrak-e Shahrud neighborhood following a missile strike on the evening of Saturday, April 8.
Reports received by Iran International indicate serious disagreements between Masoud Pezeshkian and Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC, regarding the management of the war and its negative impacts on people's livelihoods and the country's economy.
On the evening of April 8, 2026, an airstrike hit a house and the Masoudieh Barracks in Masoudieh, District 15, Tehran. Official casualty reports have not been released yet.
On the evening of Saturday, April 8, images on social media showed several buildings destroyed by an airstrike in the Janat Abad area of Tehran, with power cut off in the targeted region. Additionally, videos circulated of severe explosions in the east and northeast parts of the city, with AFP reporting powerful explosions heard for several minutes across Tehran.
