Overview
- Israel’s military said early on March 23 it began a wide-scale wave of strikes against Iranian infrastructure in Tehran.
- Iranian outlets Mehr and Fars reported powerful blasts across several parts of the capital and said details on casualties and damage were pending.
- Al Jazeera Arabic reported air defense activation in the capital as residents described multiple detonations, with some calling the blasts unprecedented.
- Fars cited impacts near the Shahid Babaei Expressway and Garmdareh and reported a loud explosion at Hafez and Jomhouri Streets, with additional reports from Pardis and Damavand.
- President Donald Trump recently warned Iran that power plants could be struck if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with facilities near Tehran, Kerman, Khuzestan, and Bushehr noted as key sites.