Tehran / Jerusalem — The war has taken its darkest turn yet as Israel’s air force unleashed what Iranian officials describe as “Gaza‑style carpet bombing” on multiple cities, using controversial “double‑tap” strikes on suspected IRGC command hubs — even as Tehran claims a missile barrage has damaged the Israeli prime minister’s office in Jerusalem.

Residents in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz reported rolling waves of explosions through the night as formations of Israeli jets hammered neighborhoods thought to conceal underground bunkers, rocket stockpiles and drone workshops. Footage online shows entire blocks reduced to smoking craters, with rescue teams hit by second strikes minutes after rushing to initial impact sites. Hospitals are overwhelmed, corridors jammed with bloodied civilians and uniformed personnel.

The IDF says it is targeting “the core of Iran’s war machine” with “sequential precision strikes” designed to collapse tunnel networks and buried command centers. Human‑rights groups, however, are already branding the double‑tap tactic a potential war crime, accusing Israel of deliberately endangering first responders and civilians.

In a dramatic counterclaim, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard insists its missiles have scored a symbolic hit on the Israeli prime minister’s compound, circulating images of smoke rising over central Jerusalem. Israel denies any “strategic damage,” calling Tehran’s statement “desperate propaganda,” but has imposed a tight information blackout around government sites.

Analysts warn that with Israel exporting its harshest Gaza playbook directly into Iran, and Tehran boasting of strikes on the heart of Israeli political power, both sides are weaponising shock and terror — and pushing the conflict toward a point where restraint becomes politically impossible.