Israeli airstrike reported in Western Tehran, explosion hits Tehran–Qom highway

Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization says flight cancellations will remain in effect until 02:00 local time Tuesday (22:30 GMT Monday), according to Mehr News.

Israel's military said that it had struck around 100 military targets in central Iran on Sunday, including dismantling more than 20 surface-to-surface missiles minutes before their planned launch toward Israeli territory.

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), roughly 50 fighter jets and aircraft participated in the operation, focusing on missile storage facilities and launchers in and around the city of Isfahan.

“With this, we can now say that one-third of the Iranian regime’s missile launchers have been dismantled,” the IDF said in a statement posted on X.

The announcement comes after Iranian state media reported that air defense systems engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles near the Natanz nuclear facility overnight.

Iranian air defenses shot down eight Israeli drones over Dehloran county in western Ilam province, including a US-made MQ-9 Reaper, following Israeli strikes on several Iranian cities, Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday.

The report said one of the drones was a US-made MQ-9 manufactured by General Atomics, brought down in the Ain al-Soleh area of Dehloran County in Ilam province.

Police in Iran’s Ardabil province, in the country’s northwest, arrested five individuals on Monday on charges of “disturbing public opinion,” the provincial police commander said, according to state media.

The arrests come amid a broader crackdown on expressions of dissent following Israeli strikes on Iranian targets. Over the weekend, police in Hormozgan province said they had identified 14 individuals accused of spreading disinformation and expressing support for Israel online.

Authorities said those suspects were being pursued for “spreading rumors and disturbing public opinion,” and warned that supporting Israel on social media could carry a prison sentence of two to five years.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that while Israel does not intend to harm civilians, residents of Tehran will need to evacuate areas near government and military sites that could be targeted.

“I would like to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran as the murderous dictator does against the residents of Israel,” Katz wrote on X. “But they will need to leave areas where there may be a need to strike regime targets and security infrastructure.”