At 1145Z, explosions occurred in the Chitgar area of the 22nd district in western Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. (Image via @Mamlekate)
British political activist Hussain Hoz Shafiei stated that Iran is secure under the leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei, and if Iran were to use nuclear weapons, Tel Aviv would be destroyed; he also predicted that Israeli leaders like Netanyahu would face the same fate as Khamenei, accusing Israeli Jews of exploiting others.
Egyptian diplomat Ambassador Khalid Amara stated that Iran acts as a barrier against U.S. imperialism and dismissed Gulf countries' hostility toward Iran as unjustified. He also referred to claims that 30,000 Iranians were killed during demonstrations as "fake news."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, stated in an interview in Qatar that Ukrainian intelligence has evidence suggesting Russia provided satellite photos of King Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia to Iran on March 20, 23, and 25, leading to Iran's missile attack on March 26 that injured 12 American soldiers and damaged a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft.
An attack occurred on a security facility known as Qala in Tehran, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
At 11:46 AM local time, three explosions occurred in western Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.
Correction: An earlier explosion, not a recent strike, occurred at the "Kala" factory in Amol, a city north of Tehran, which is linked to the IRGC. The explosion took place earlier in the year.
Shiite scholar Haider Qazwini stated that the United States is not controlled by the president but by an unnamed individual in Tel Aviv, and prayed for those killed among Shiites in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.
Sadek Al-Naboulsi stated that Islamic law does not prohibit the production of nuclear weapons as a deterrent and described the firing of a 2,000 km-range missile as the first step in this process.
Shahram Irani, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy, stated via IRIB News Network that the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman are under complete naval control, and the Navy is prepared for retaliation against the US military.
Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russian military intelligence provided targeting data to the Iranian military, which resulted in strikes on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia, destroying multiple aircraft and killing several service members.
The British navy has equipped the RFA Lyme Bay amphibious landing ship with a fleet of autonomous mine-hunting drones and is preparing to deploy the ship to the Strait of Hormuz.
At 1140 UTC, military jet activity was observed over Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran.
Dutch MEP Hajar Jaruissen calls on EU countries to expel the so-called "diplomats" of the Islamic Republic of Iran, advocating for cutting diplomatic ties with the regime in Tehran.
On April 9, Qatari television network Al Arabi reported that its office building in Tehran's Heravi Square was struck by Israeli missiles, injuring ten people in nearby buildings; no injuries were reported among the network's staff.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey convened in Islamabad to discuss finding a diplomatic solution to end the conflict in Iran. Nazifa Haqpala, a member of the editorial board of Afghanistan International, provided commentary on the meeting.
On Saturday evening, the Israeli army announced it targeted a central site in Tehran for producing critical components of ballistic missiles, one of two key facilities in Iran responsible for developing missile components. Additionally, Israel reported targeting dozens of other sites, including facilities for producing missile and drone engines and developing air defense systems.
The Al-Arabi network building in the Haravi area of Tehran was bombed this morning.
At 11:11 UTC, five explosions occurred in Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Tehran is using London's "permissive environment" to conduct Western intelligence-gathering and propaganda activities through Press TV, its English-language state broadcaster, which has been accused of recruiting spies and targeting Jewish organizations. Two men were arrested last week in connection with an anti-Semitic firebomb attack on Jewish charity ambulances in north London, raising concerns of potential Iranian involvement.
