by James Genn
Strikes were also reported in Isfahan, Karaj, Zahedan, Kermanshah, and other Iranian cities, eyewitnesses and local media cited by Iran International claimed.
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The IDF stated that it struck in Tehran and several other Iranian cities in a series of statements overnight between Monday and Tuesday.
The military identified several operatives in Iran's ballistic missile program operating in the west of the country, preparing to launch missiles towards Israel on Monday. Following their identification, an Israel Air Force fighter jet struck and dismantled the launcher and killed the operatives before a launch could occur, the military confirmed on Tuesday.
The military stated that the Air Force struck several pieces of IRGC infrastructure in Tehran overnight on Monday, including at an IRGC research facility for ballistic missiles, the Quds Force headquarters, and several weapons and air defense systems.
The IDF stated that the research complex was within the IRGC’s central military university, which is also used as an emergency asset and a gathering site for operational activity.
A video sent to Iran International shows the sky over western Tehran lighting up after a massive explosion caused by an attack in the early hours of Tuesday pic.twitter.com/Llhj96sTa6
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 9, 2026
Videos of the strikes circulated online. London-based anti-regime outlet Iran International published footage that appears to show a strike which caused a "massive explosion" in Tehran early on Tuesday. One such video sent to Iran International shows the sky over western Tehran lighting up after a massive explosion caused by an attack in the early hours of Tuesday.
Several fighter jets were heard over the capital, according to witnesses cited by Iran International.
Strikes in Karaj, Kermanshah, Nazarabad, and more
An additional post by the outlet appears to show a strike in Karaj, west of the capital, that allegedly turned the sky blue and caused power outages in the region.
A video obtained by Iran International shows the night sky over Karaj, west of Tehran, suddenly turning bright blue following an airstrike early Tuesday. Karaj residents are reporting widespread power outages following the attack. pic.twitter.com/nOBHprKTNo
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 9, 2026
The outlet also shared footage that appears to show a police headquarters in Kermanshah, western Iran, heavily damaged by US-Israeli strikes.
A video obtained by Iran International shows the remains of Kermanshah’s police headquarters after US-Israeli airstrikes. pic.twitter.com/iBG8r23RK5
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 9, 2026
According to the outlet, local media stated that a number of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases and Basij paramilitary facilities in Karaj, Nazarabad, Andisheh, and Shahriar were targeted by drone and missile strikes.
Other media outlets cited by Iran International reported explosions in Isfahan, with an eyewitness telling the anti-regime outlet that blasts were heard in the city.
Other eyewitnesses told Iran International that explosions were heard in Ahvaz on Monday afternoon, and local outlet Haalvsh reported that explosions were heard across different parts of Zahedan, southeastern Iran, on Monday night.
James Genn
Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889456
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