Israel’s main international airport said it will remain closed until further notice.
Israel says jets operating freely over Tehran
Earlier Saturday, Israel’s army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, said Israel had attacked more than 400 ”missile-related” and other targets across Iran, including 40 in Tehran, where dozens of fighter jets were ”operating freely.” He said it was the deepest point Israel’s air force had operated.
A governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran said 30 troops and a rescuer had been killed there, with 55 others wounded. Gov. Bahram Sarmast’s remarks were the latest acknowledgment of mass casualties.
Iranian state television reported that air defenses were firing in the cities of Khorramabad, Kermanshah and Tabriz. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported a fire at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport.
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