Amid a dangerous escalation, the Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran, and Mashhad, have witnessed on Sunday repeated and indiscriminate Israeli attacks targeting densely populated residential areas, without any justification or apparent military presence.
The development raises questions about the Israeli regime’s intention to impose new equations through the direct targeting of civilians.
In Tehran, several civilian locations known for their high population density and commercial activity were targeted during the midday hours, including the vicinity of Valiasr Street and the famous Valiasr Square, as well as Tajrish Square and Quds Square, causing extensive damage in purely civilian areas. The attacks also extended to multiple areas, covering all directions of the capital: north, south, east, and west.
Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi described the strikes as “completely indiscriminate.”
This assertion was confirmed by the head of the Red Crescent, Pirhossein Kolivand, who noted that the Israeli attacks directly targeted civilians, indicating an escalation that may be in reprisal for the Iranian response against the Zionist entity.
Video footage circulating on social media shows smoke rising into the sky after an attack in a densely populated area of the city near Valiasr Street.
Explosions in Mashhad
Elsewhere in Mashhad, two explosions were reported in the city on Sunday afternoon as a result of the Israeli regime’s strikes.
Local Iranian media said that defense systems were dealing with fresh wave of Israeli attacks. Eyewitnesses said that at around 6:30 PM (Tehran time), air defenses were activated in 17th Shahrivar Street district in Mashhad, and after hearing the sound of an explosion, plumes of smoke were rising into the sky.
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Fire was reported at Mashhad Airport. Local Iranian media said later that the runway and buildings at Mashhad Airport were not damaged.
According to informed sources, a kamikaze drone was used in the attack on the airport, Mehr news agency reported.
Source: Agencies and Iranian media
