Israel says it struck a fuel storage site in Tehran as explosions rocked the capital. Gulf states reported casualties and damage from Iranian drones and missiles, including hits near airports and a desalination plant
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Israel says it struck a fuel storage site in Tehran as explosions rocked the capital. Gulf states reported casualties and damage from Iranian drones and missiles, including hits near airports and a desalination plant
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09:54 AM • March 08 2026 IST
Another major explosion rocked Tehran late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised "many surprises" for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
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The jets were located at the airport in Isfahan, the city where Israel had previously destroyed Ghadr-class ballistic missiles and their launch platforms.
"We want to tell you that the hand of the State of Israel will continue to pursue every successor and every person who seeks to appoint a successor," the IDF wrote.
Members of the IRGC, the Basij, and other repressive forces still deployed in the streets have become fatigued and desperate, the officer said.
The announcement, which named the victims as Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Emad Al-Sharrah and Major Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Mujammad, didn't detail the circumstances of their deaths.