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At 0140Z, an airstrike hit the Jalal building on Piruzi street in Eastern Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, reportedly targeting a high-ranking official in a targeted assassination, according to @Mamlekate. The coordinates of the strike are 35.69258, 51.484418.
On January 15, 2026, a US airstrike hit the Ministry of Defense's "Electronic Industries" building in northeastern Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. The attack caused significant damage to the facility but specific casualty figures have not been released.
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who stated that Tehran would not be swayed by threats, after Trump warned of potential airstrikes on Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened within 48 hours.
Morad Vaisi, a senior analyst at Iran International, stated that while the majority of Iranians support U.S. and Israeli attacks on IRGC military infrastructure, they also demand the preservation of the country's economic infrastructure for the post-Islamic Republic era.
Reports indicate new attacks in Tehran and other Iranian cities, including an airstrike on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army Air Force headquarters at Dushan Tappeh. Additionally, four explosions were reported in Bushehr, and explosions occurred in Bandar-e Khomr, Bandar Abbas, and Bagh-e Bahadoran on Sunday evening.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning that any U.S. military strike on Iran’s energy sector will result in attacks on critical infrastructure in regional countries, including desalination plants and power plants in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to respond with full force to the Islamic Republic's missile attacks, targeting regime leaders and the IRGC rather than civilians. He also expressed support for potential joint actions with former U.S. President Trump regarding threats to the Strait of Hormuz, including possible attacks on power plants.
Kamran Panahi, in an interview with Babak Eslami for Iran International from the site of IRGC missile strikes, stated that the Islamic Republic retaliates for its defeats by targeting innocent people in the region and emphasized that attacks on IRGC infrastructure will continue until the regime is weakened.
A video sent to Iran International shows destroyed buildings in Mohammadshahr, Alborz province, after Israeli airstrikes.
The Israeli Air Force conducted extensive airstrikes on the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Arak, Farahan, and Tafresh late tonight, targeting Iranian aviation infrastructure including maintenance centers and civilian aircraft at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. Numerous explosions were reported across southern, western, and eastern Tehran, as well as in Karaj, causing significant shockwaves and power outages in affected areas.
A report by the American research institute "Network Contagion" indicates that a memorial ceremony for Ali Khamenei in a Manhattan park and the "Quds Day" gathering in the same city were organized by U.S. far-left activist groups with ties to Press TV, an English-language news network of the Islamic Republic, as revealed by leaked internal documents from 2019 to 2022.
Hamas’s new spokesperson, Abu Obeida, praised Iran’s missile strikes on Israel in a Telegram post, calling them a justified and effective response to Israeli and U.S. actions. He also described Iran as a defender of the Muslim world and called for regional unity to support the Palestinian cause.
