Drone strike hits oil facilities near Basra, fire reported

Debris struck the facade of an Oracle building in Dubai’s Internet City on Saturday following an aerial interception, authorities said, adding no injuries or fires were reported.

Officials said debris also fell in the Marina area, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had listed Oracle among 18 US companies it said it would target in response to attacks on the country.

Iranian state media said Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Bani-Amerian, two political prisoners, were executed on Saturday after their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court.

They had been sentenced to death in December 2024 alongside four others on charges including “armed rebellion” linked to the exiled opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), while rights group said they were subjected to severe torture to extract confessions.

In recent months, the Islamic Republic has significantly intensified its repressive policies and has even used the label “terrorist” against citizens participating in the January protests.

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The number of US service members wounded in operations against Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury has reached 365, according to Pentagon data.

Of those injured, 247 are Army personnel, 63 Navy, 19 Marines and 36 Air Force members, while the death toll remains at 13.

Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi was appointed as the new spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Ali-Mohammad Naeini who was killed in an airstrike last month.

Mohebbi's decree was signed by the Supreme Leader's envoy to the IRGC, Abdollah Haji-Sadeghi.

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Multiple explosions were reported across Tehran and surrounding areas early Saturday, according to messages received from residents, with one eyewitness describing Friday night as the "most terrifying" one since the beginning of the war.

In the capital, residents in western districts including Jannat Abad, Punak, Shahran, Shahrak-e Azadi, Tehranpars and Ekbatan said they heard one or two powerful blasts between 02:24 and 02:26 local time, with some reporting their homes shaking.

Similar accounts emerged from southern parts of the city, including District 19, Mehrabad, Shahrak-e Rahahan, Eslamshahr and Shahr-e Rey, where some residents also reported power outages and feeling shockwaves.

In Robat Karim, two to three strong explosions were reported around 02:26. Earlier, multiple blasts had been reported at 00:16 in Niavaran and at 00:33 in Robat Karim.

In neighboring Alborz province, residents in Karaj, Golshahr, Mehrshahr, Jahanshahr, Fardis, Garmdareh and Kordan reported hearing explosions and, in some areas, the sound of fighter jets and air defense activity from Friday night into early Saturday.