IDF says 'broad wave of strikes' launched 'in the heart of Tehran'

In a statement posted to social media, the Israel Defense Forces says it is now striking “targets” of the Iranian “regime in the heart of Tehran”.

“The Air Force, guided by military Intelligence, has now launched a broad wave of strikes against targets of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran,” a statement to X reads, reports The Guardian.

“Over the past day, the Israeli Air Force conducted large-scale strikes in order to establish aerial superiority and to pave the path to Tehran.”

Although Israel has said it has been targeting military assets in Iran, there have been reports of a high civilian death toll.

Amir Saeid Iravani, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, told an emergency UN security council meeting that hundreds of civilians had been killed or injured in the US-Israeli strikes. He accused them of deliberately attacking civilian neighbourhoods in multiple cities.