Iran has been rocked by a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes, with powerful blasts reported in both Tehran and Isfahan and fires raging at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, military and local sources say.

Residents in western and southern Tehran described a night of continuous explosions as IDF jets and stand‑off missiles struck what Israel calls Revolutionary Guard command hubs, drone depots and air‑defence sites. Phone videos show towering fireballs on the skyline and shockwaves shattering windows kilometres away.

One of the fiercest hits landed inside the sprawling Mehrabad complex. Precision munitions slammed into military hangars and logistics yards on the airfield’s edge, igniting fuel stores and sending columns of black smoke over nearby neighbourhoods. Civilian terminals were also damaged by blast and debris, forcing an immediate shutdown and diversion of flights.

In Isfahan, sirens wailed as strikes targeted an airbase and facilities linked to Iran’s missile and UAV programmes. Unverified footage shows secondary explosions ripping through warehouses, suggesting ammunition and propellant stores were hit. Hospitals in both cities report dozens of dead and wounded, including military personnel and airport workers; civilian casualties are still being counted.

Israeli officials frame the barrage as a direct response to recent Iranian missile launches on Israeli cities and US bases, vowing that “no node of Iran’s war machine is off‑limits.” Tehran condemns the attacks as “terror bombardment” of urban centres and promises retaliation “far beyond symbolic.”

As smoke hangs over Tehran and Isfahan and runways at Mehrabad still burn, diplomats warn the conflict has now moved firmly into the heart of Iran’s major cities—with every new raid raising the stakes for a region already on the brink.