Iran’s Supreme National Security Council holds session to discuss response to Israel

Amid ongoing military confrontations between Iran and Israel, the US dollar exchange rate in Tehran’s open market surged by more than 100,000 rials on Saturday, crossing the 920,000-rial mark.

An Israeli airstrike on Friday struck the Shahid Chamran Nobonyad Complex, a housing development linked to Iran’s Ministry of Defense in northeast Tehran, killing approximately 60 people, Iranian state television reported on Saturday.

The report added 20 children were among the casualties.

Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh said that Iran’s strategic food reserves are currently sufficient.

He advised citizens there is no need for premature stockpiling of supplies amid recent tensions.

A group of people gathered in Tehran’s Enqelab (Revolution) Square on Friday evening following Israeli missile strikes on Iranian military targets, according to videos circulated on social media.

Footage showed participants chanting slogans in response to the attacks, including one calling for nuclear action. Among the chants heard was: “Yalla! Yalla! Nuclear bomb, yalla!” — an expression of anger amid heightened regional tensions.

According to information received by Iran International, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up checkpoints at the entrances of several cities in Iran, inspecting citizens’ movements amid heightened tensions.