The Azadi stadium in Tehran was damaged by strikes on Thursday, March 5, Iran International said.
Iran International also said that the Islamic Republic “was using some stadiums and arenas in various cities as gathering and deployment points for military and security forces to protect its forces, equipment, and suppression vehicles from attacks.”
Footage here, released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, shows the damage to the stadium complex.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a picture of the damage to the stadium on X and wrote that it was being used by “the oppressive forces” of the Iranian regime. Credit: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Storyful