Video purportedly shows Iran's downing of Israeli drone in Tehran

An explosion has been heard in western Tehran amid reports of a new round of Israeli airstrikes.

Air defense activities are being reported by eyewitnesses.

A British destroyer in the northern Indian Ocean was intercepted in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s navy said, accusing the warship of guiding Israeli missiles toward Iran.

“Combat drones issued a warning that prevented the warship’s advance into the Persian Gulf,” the navy added, saying it forced the vessel to change course.

While Iran says the fire at the Fajr Jam refinery has been contained, videos show it is still burning following the Israeli airstrike.

Located in Bushehr province, Fajr Jam is one of the largest gas refineries in the Middle East.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart that the Islamic Republic will not sit at the negotiating table under pressure from unreasonable demands, double standards, or while Israeli attacks continue.

"Instead of accepting our arguments, world powers chose to believe the lies of a regime that seeks to destabilize the region," Iran's president told Macron, referring to Israel's warnings about Tehran's alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Iranian student activist Motahareh Gounei was re-arrested after posting criticism of Iran’s leadership on X.

Freed from prison in March, she wrote: “This hell may have many fueling its flames, but it was built by one devil alone: religious despotism.”

Gounei, a final-term dental student at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, had previously been barred from continuing her studies.