Bill to quit NPT, overhaul nuclear policy submitted in Iran

Strikes on fuel storage facilities violate international humanitarian law and environmental obligations, Iran’s UN ambassador Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the UN secretary-general and Security Council president on Saturday.

He described the strikes on fuel tanks as deliberate and said they had damaged parts of Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure, and energy network.

“These actions have not only led to the destruction of parts of Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure and damage to its energy network, but have also resulted in catastrophic humanitarian and environmental consequences,” he said.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates came under missile and drone attacks by Iran early Saturday.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said air raid sirens were activated across the country and that a fire at one facility following the strikes had been brought under control.

The UAE’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems were intercepting and responding to missiles and drones launched from Iran.

Five people were injured in Abu Dhabi after debris from an intercepted Iranian missile fell near the Khalifa Economic Zones, Reuters reported.

Authorities earlier said two fires broke out early Saturday in the same area following the fall of missile debris, adding that emergency crews were working to contain the blaze.

Multiple explosions were reported across several Iranian cities on Friday including Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz, Zanjan, Kermanshah and Bushehr, according to Iranian media and citizen journalists.

In Tehran, loud blasts were heard in numerous neighborhoods, including Darabad, Pasdaran, areas near Elm-o-Sanat University, around Mehrabad Airport, Shadabad, Shahrak-e Gharb, Saadat Abad, Punak, Nararmak and Chitgar. Local reports said at least five powerful explosions occurred in the Heravi district, with power outages affecting some residential areas.

Additional explosions were reported near Lavizan’s Shian Park, while in neighboring Alborz province, blasts were heard in Hashtgerd, Garmdareh and Qods City. Reports also indicated heavy bombardment sounds in Isfahan.

The United States could soon position more than 17,000 ground troops in and around the Middle East in a major military escalation linked to the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.

If approved by President Donald Trump, the deployment would add around 10,000 additional soldiers to forces already active in the region, signaling a possible shift toward expanded ground operations against Iranian targets.