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On Saturday, March 16, 2026, images and videos published on social media showed an airstrike hitting the "Eastern Tehran Province Police Command Headquarters" in Varamin, recorded from the 15th Khordad Hospital about one kilometer away.
Esmail Qaani survived targeted strikes during a 12-day war that eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon and other top Iranian military leaders, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The Minister of Economy in Masoud Pezeshkian's government announced on Saturday the temporary closure of the Tehran Stock Exchange, effective immediately and until further notice, citing the need to safeguard assets. Additionally, the Tehran Governor declared on Friday that all ministries, organizations, and executive bodies in Tehran Province would operate with only 20% of staff present in person, and all female employees would work remotely, starting from Sunday, March 17, until further notice.
A video obtained by Iran International shows a series of explosions and fires in western Tehran caused by a missile strike.
A video obtained by Iran International shows a missile striking and exploding at a military base in Shiraz in the early hours of Saturday.
Massive airstrikes targeted Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran a few hours ago, damaging several planes including a Boeing 747 on the tarmac.
A video circulating on social media shows an explosion from a US and Israeli military strike on western Tehran, purportedly targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force. IranWire has not independently verified the location of the explosion.
On January 15, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted a ballistic-missile strike against a US Army Patriot PAC-3 long-range air defense battery in Al-Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, UAE. No immediate casualty figures were reported.
U.S.-Israeli airstrikes destroyed Iranian court buildings, police headquarters, and other law-enforcement facilities in Tehran.
Since the start of Operation Lion’s Roar, the Israeli Air Force has targeted regime officials and IRGC generals, avoiding civilian buildings; however, the Islamic regime falsely portrays targeted police stations as residential areas, as evidenced by a video showing Red Crescent personnel misleading a foreign journalist about Police Station 138 in Tehran’s Jannat Abad district.
![@Shin: IRIAF [4th] Airbase has been targeted,
Source reports "continuous explosions after the airstrike", likely secondaries.
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The IRIAF [4th] Airbase in Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, Iran, was targeted in an airstrike, resulting in continuous explosions likely due to secondary explosions.
US military conducted airstrikes near Shahyad Tower in Tehran, Iran, on an unspecified date, with locals filming the event without apparent fear.
