US-Israel-Iran War: Multiple explosions struck Iran’s capital on Sunday as the Israeli military said it was carrying out strikes on targets in central Tehran. Massive blasts were heard across the city, with videos showing large plumes of smoke rising into the sky following the explosions.
Oman has said that an oil tanker was attacked off its port of Khasab on the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 4 mariners on board, AFP reported.
Iran has launched a new round of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and several Gulf cities, after vowing retaliation for the killing of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who had ruled the country since 1989.
Twenty-seven US bases in the region, as well as Israel’s military headquarters and a defence industries complex in Tel Aviv, were among the targets, according to an AFP report that cited Iranian state TV.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran of unprecedented force if it retaliated as fresh blasts were were heard across the Gulf cities of Dubai, Doha, and Manama on Sunday. The United States will hit Iran “with a force that has never been seen before,” Trump said.
Iranian state media announced the deaths of several high-level military officials, including armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi, defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Revolutionary Guards chief Mohammad Pakpour, and head of the defence council Ali Shamkhani, saying they were killed “during a defence council meeting”. More names would follow, it said.
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security adviser, has warned “secessionist groups” they will face a harsh response if they attempt any action, and called for unity.
