Video shows Israeli strikes on Tehran’s Lavizan district

Iran is experiencing a near-total national internet blackout, the internet observatory NetBlocks said Wednesday.

The disruption follows earlier partial outages and comes amid intensifying military conflict with Israel, marked by days of reciprocal missile strikes. Live network data confirmed the extensive outage.

Iran’s UN mission in New York rejected President Donald Trump’s statement that Iranian officials proposed a visit to the White House.

“No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House,” the mission said in a post on X and condemned what it called Trump’s “cowardly threat” to target Iran’s Supreme Leader.

It warned Iran would respond to any threat or action with reciprocal measures.

Footage sent to Iran International on Wednesday shows a massive fire and thick smoke rising following an explosion in Tehran’s Vanak district.

The US military is prepared to execute any decision President Donald Trump makes regarding war or peace, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday amid rising tensions with Iran.

Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hegseth declined to confirm whether strike options had been presented but emphasized readiness: “If and when those decisions are made, the Department is prepared to execute them.”

Fars News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, dismissed reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s location had been identified and targeted, calling them false.

The outlet said such reports reflect “the anger and confusion of the US and Israel” following Khamenei’s recent remarks. It added that Khamenei is in “full health.”