Wave of overnight strikes reported across Iran

A wave of overnight strikes appeared to sweep across Iran early on Tuesday, based on witness accounts sent to Iran International, hitting areas from the capital’s outskirts to southern coastal regions.

In the greater Tehran area, multiple residential locations were reportedly struck within minutes of each other. Explosions were heard around 3:00 a.m. in Karaj, a city west of Tehran, while nearby Shahriar, on the capital’s western edge, saw blasts at residential buildings. Further east of Tehran, in Pardis, explosions were reported in two different parts of the town.

Along Iran’s southern coast, activity appeared to focus on strategic and military-linked areas. In Jask, a port in Hormozgan province near the Strait of Hormuz, witnesses reported a drone strike near a naval zone alongside air defense fire. In Chabahar, a key southeastern port on the Gulf of Oman, explosions were heard near Shahid Kalantari port, Tis port, and the Imam Ali base. Earlier, three missiles were reportedly launched from Jam in Bushehr province, a hub near major energy facilities.

Further inland, central and southern cities also reported attacks. Yazd, in central Iran, was hit by several strikes around dawn. In Ahvaz, the main city of the oil-rich Khuzestan province in the southwest, residents reported repeated fighter jet activity overhead. In Fars province, missiles were launched from a Revolutionary Guards air base in Larestan.

The strikes continued into daylight hours with two consecutive explosions heard in Shiraz, the provincial capital of Fars in southern Iran.