3 minutes of readingUpdated: Mar 1, 2026 03:27 pm IST
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted an 11-second clip of what appeared to be a drone shot of a missile attack on X on Sunday. The IDF stated that its “Operation Roaring Lion” continues and that it has attacked targets belonging to the “Iranian terrorist regime” in the “heart of Tehran.”
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‼️WATCH: For the first time since the start of Operation ‘Roaring Lion’, the IAF is attacking targets belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime in the heart of Tehran.
Over the last day, the IAF carried out large-scale strikes to establish air superiority and pave the way for… pic.twitter.com/DN2MkGCfWc
‼️WATCH: For the first time since the start of Operation ‘Roaring Lion’, the IAF is attacking targets belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime in the heart of Tehran.
Over the last day, the IAF carried out large-scale strikes to establish air superiority and pave the way for… pic.twitter.com/DN2MkGCfWc
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 1, 2026
A huge explosion rocked Iran’s capital on Sunday as the Israeli military said it targeted the heart of the city.
According to an AP report, the explosion in Tehran sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky and shook the ground. It was not immediately clear what the target was. The explosion appeared centered on a neighborhood that houses the headquarters of the country’s police and Iranian state television. The Israeli military said it was attacking targets in central Tehran.
Khamenei’s death in a joint Israeli-US airstrike on Saturday against his office in Tehran has put the Islamic Republic’s future in doubt and raised the risk of regional instability.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Cabinet vowed that this “great crime will never go unanswered,” and the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever, targeting Israeli and American bases.
“They have crossed our red line and must pay the price,” Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in a televised speech on Sunday. “We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be forced to beg.” US President Donald Trump warned that any retaliation would only lead to further escalation.
Trump was quick to respond with “YOU BETTER NOT DO THAT” in a social media post. “IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!” As Israel and the United States attacked other senior officials, an airstrike on a meeting of the country’s defense council killed Iran’s army chief of staff and defense minister, along with the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and a senior security adviser to Khamenei.
