LIVE: Airstrike in Irani City of Eslamshar Kills At Least 13
Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes early Monday
An airstrike early Monday struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported.
The semiofficial Fars news agency and Nour News reported the strike near Eslamshar.
It wasn’t clear why the building had been struck.
Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes early Monday, but they came after Trump issued a profanity-laced threat to Iran that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Airstrike in Irani City of Qom Kills At Least 5
The state-run IRAN daily newspaper said in an online message that an airstrike in a residential area of Qom killed at least five people. Qom is a holy Shiite seminary city just south of Tehran.
It wasn’t unclear what the target of the strike was.
Iran has not provided overall casualty figures from the war in days. It also hasn’t discussed its materiel losses.
Donald Trump has extended his deadline to Iran as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, particularly over the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Posting on Truth Social, Trump announced a new deadline of “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!” In a strongly worded message, Trump warned Tehran to either “make a deal” or reopen the Strait, threatening severe consequences. Read more: