The oil ministry confirmed that Israeli strikes targeted the oil depots in the Shahran area, northwest of Tehran, and another reserve south of the city, reports Daily Express US.
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SHANA, the oil ministry's news agency, commented on the strike's impact: "The fuel volume in the targeted tank was not high, and the situation is fully under control."
Earlier, Iranian media reported attacks on the South Pars field in Bushehr province's southern region.
On social platform X, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz remarked: "Tehran is burning."
Earlier, Katz had warned, "If [Iran's leader Ali] Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn."
A ballistic missile from Iran struck a two-story house in Tamra, east of Haifa, killing one and injuring 13, according to first responders. Residents of the Arab Israeli city have long voiced concerns over the absence of bomb shelters and safe rooms in their homes.
The death toll from the Iranian ballistic missile strike in Tamra, northern Israel, has risen to three, according to first responders on the scene.
This tragic incident brings the total number of Israeli casualties to seven. On the other hand, Iranian media outlets are reporting nearly 80 deaths and approximately 300 injuries.
In the wake of escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, Jordan has announced the closure of its airspace.
Jordan's civil aviation authority, which shares a border with Israel, issued a statement enforcing an immediate halt to all air traffic - including arrivals, departures, and overflights - within the country's airspace until further notice.
