Western Tehran was shaken late last night as a wave of Israeli airstrikes slammed into what the IDF calls “core elements” of Iran’s military infrastructure, sending fireballs and shockwaves across densely populated districts.

Residents reported at least four major explosions in quick succession near the city’s western industrial belt and along the main highway toward Karaj. Phone videos show orange flashes punching into the night, then rolling blasts that shattered windows, set off car alarms and briefly knocked out power in several neighbourhoods.

The IDF says its jets targeted Revolutionary Guard command posts, drone depots and air‑defence radars “directly linked” to recent missile and UAV attacks on Israel and US bases. Israeli officials claim “multiple secondary detonations” prove ammunition bunkers and fuel stores were hit.

Iranian state media admits “limited damage” to military sites but accuses Israel of striking dangerously close to civilian housing, reporting dozens of casualties, including women and children injured by glass and falling debris. Hospitals in western Tehran have appealed for blood donations as ambulances race back and forth under the glow of burning warehouses.

Air‑defence batteries around the capital fired into the darkness, with residents filming streaks of tracer fire and at least one interceptor detonating overhead. Tehran vows the strikes will be met with “direct retaliation” on Israeli soil and on US assets “wherever they are deployed.”

As smoke hangs over western Tehran and sirens continue to echo through its streets, diplomats warn the war has entered a new phase: Israel is no longer just hitting Iran’s distant missile fields—it is now repeatedly punching at the edges of the capital itself.