Update from the Israeli military, says its air force has struck the Iranian regime’s leadership compound.
In a statement on Telegram, the IDF says “numerous munitions” were dropped on the Presidential Office and the Supreme National Security Council.
It adds that a military training institution and “additional key regime infrastructure” were also hit.
Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used the compound, the IDF says. Khamenei was killed at his own compound over the weekend in US-Israeli strikes.
New verified video shows explosions east of Tehran
BBC Verify has confirmed new footage of explosions and smoke rising in Pardis, Tehran Province, east of the capital city.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it was carrying out “simultaneous strikes” in Tehran and Beirut.
Red Crescent says Iranian death toll up to 787
Some 787 people have been killed in Iran since the US and Israel launched strikes at the country on Saturday, Iran’s Red Crescent Society says.
Meanwhile, US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) reports that 742 civilians have died, including 176 children.
Fatemeh Mohammadbeigi, a member of the Iranian Parliament Health Commission, said on Monday that nine hospitals were targeted in Iran, accusing Israel and the US of targeting them.
The IDF has responded to allegations of targeting Gandhi Hospital in Tehran, saying the attack “was not targeted at the hospital”.
The Iran Foreign Ministry has today accused both Israel and the US of targeting the same hospital.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
