Direct reports from event eyewitnesses
A video received by Iran International shows smoke rising from an explosion at the 'Imam Ali' and 'Imam Javad' Revolutionary Guards barracks in Shiraz.
A video circulating on social media shows an explosion in eastern Tehran. No specific casualty or arrest numbers were provided in the report.
On April 5, a video published on the "Vahid Online" social media page showed smoke from an explosion following an attack on the Kordan Karaj villa area near Tehran Dasht and Sar Khak in the early hours of the morning.
A citizen reported an attack on eastern Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday, April 5, by sending a video to Iran International. No specific casualty or arrest numbers were provided in the report.
Early Wednesday morning, explosions were reported in various areas of Tehran, including the east, west, Nizamabad, Velenjak, and Vardavard, as well as in Garmdareh in Alborz Province and Hashtgerd. Additional explosions were heard in Qazvin, Alvand, Masjed Soleyman, Sarbandar, Khorramshahr, Bandar Abbas, Jask, Minab, Bushehr, Borazjan, Torbat Heydarieh, Chamestan, Isfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, and Ardabil.
On April 5 at 2:25 a.m. in East Tehran, video footage was received with speculation about a targeted assassination in the area.
A citizen sent a video to Iran International showing a fighter jet flying over Mazandaran province, joking that it is searching for Qalibaf.
In Esfahan, Iran, a power outage occurred after the destruction of the Sa'Iran Optics building, with citizen video showing recent attacks damaging the complex and cutting electricity in the area.
