US President Donald Trump shared a video showing massive explosions in Iran, reportedly in the city of Isfahan early Tuesday. The footage shows multiple blasts followed by huge fires illuminating the night sky in orange.
Trump did not give further context, but media reports suggest the clip shows a joint US-Israeli strike on a major ammunition depot in Isfahan, home to 2.3 million people and the Badr military airbase. The authenticity of the video has not been independently verified.
A US official, cited by The Wall Street Journal, said US forces targeted the depot with 2,000-pound (about 907 kg) bunker-buster bombs. The strike reportedly caused a series of powerful secondary explosions, sending towering fireballs and shockwaves through the area.
The attack has raised concerns over further escalation in the second month of the war, even as countries including Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have sought diplomatic solutions.
Reports indicate Iran may have moved roughly 540 kg of highly enriched uranium to an underground facility in Isfahan. The city was also targeted in a previous US strike last year under Operation Midnight Hammer, aimed at its nuclear sites.
The strikes came a day after Trump threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and water plants if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” He had warned the US would target Iranian energy sites if negotiations with a “new and more reasonable regime” failed and the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have repeatedly accused Iran of nearing nuclear weapons capability, a claim not supported by the UN nuclear watchdog.
#From NDTV