politics
Huge blaze erupts in Tehran after Israeli strikes
Video geolocated by CNN shows a large fire burning near a petrol storage facility in northeastern Tehran on Saturday. The Israeli military said it struck fuel storage sites in the city that evening.
TL;DR
- A large fire burned near a petrol storage facility in northeastern Tehran on Saturday.
- The Israeli military stated it struck fuel storage sites in Tehran.
- Iranian state media reported that fuel and oil storage tanks in three areas of the capital were hit by Israeli-American missiles.
- Airstrikes hit refineries and storage sites south and west of Tehran, causing thick black clouds and oil-saturated rain.
- Six US Army Reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait were brought home to the US.
- China's top diplomat called for an immediate end to the Iran war ahead of a US-China summit.
- Protesters in Tel Aviv expressed opposition to the attacks on Iran.