The office of Ali Khamenei, referred to as "the Leader's House" in Tehran, was targeted in an attack, along with explosions reported in the Pasteur area and the Presidential Institution. Reports do not specify any casualties or damage.
The United States military targeted the ammunition and support barracks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Istgah-e Shahid Kolahduz.
On Saturday, Israel's Defense Minister announced a "preemptive strike" on Tehran, with Iranian state media confirming explosions near Republic Street and Pasteur Square in the city. Israeli authorities declared a special emergency situation due to expected retaliatory attacks.
Iranian news agencies, including IRGC-affiliated outlets Fars and Tasnim, reported and published images of three explosions in central Tehran, visible by columns of smoke. Social media users reported hearing explosion sounds and seeing fighter jets flying over the city.
In the early hours of Saturday, Israel conducted a "preemptive" strike against the Islamic Republic, escalating military tensions in the Middle East and undermining diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran's nuclear dispute with Western countries.
On March 8, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi stated during negotiations between the United States and Iran that Iran has agreed to "never" stockpile enriched uranium, describing this as a significant achievement to prevent war.
Claudia Tenney, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, posted on X a photo of lighting her cigarette by setting fire to an image of Ali Khamenei, with the caption "Happy National Cigarette Day."
Mark Levin, an American journalist and analyst, posted on the social network X expressing his certainty that former President Trump will take appropriate action against what he describes as the "killer Tehran Islamist-Nazi regime."
