New round of Israeli strikes target several Iranian provinces, Iranian media reports
From CNN’s Mostafa Salem
Israel targeted the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Lorestan and Kermanshah on Saturday in a new round of strikes on Iran, the state-affiliated Fars news agency said.
Four areas were hit in East Azerbaijan, northwest Iran. Explosions were heard in Khorramabad, Lorestan province and Kermanshah, in western Iran, Fars reported.
A video published on the news agency showed smoke rising in Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan province. The Tabriz Oil Refining Company denied that it was struck after media reports claimed that strikes were nearby.
In the Asadabad county in western Iran, two people were killed and five were injured in Israeli strikes, state-affiliated ISNA said.
Iran’s air defenses were activated in Khorramabad, Kermanshah and Tabriz, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iranian authorities have yet to publicly announce where the strikes occurred.