Iranian media channels report plumes of smoke rising over Jerusalem following Iranian missile strikes, referring to the area as occupied Quds and the occupied territories.
Following the severe regional escalation initiated on March 16—which saw widespread Israeli and US strikes on Iranian military infrastructure and massive Iranian retaliatory bombardments—Iranian media outlets are now circulating reports of direct missile impacts in Jerusalem.
According to the hardline military-focused channel خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, smoke was visible over the city. The channel reported, "plumes of smoke rising in Quds after being hit by Iranian missiles."
The widely followed state-aligned news aggregator آخرین خبر echoed these reports, sharing media of the aftermath. The outlet described a "plume of smoke resulting from the impact of Iranian missiles in the occupied territories." A subsequent update from the same channel reported "plumes of smoke rising in occupied Quds after being hit by Iranian missiles."
These updates reflect the continued heavy exchange of fire that began earlier in the week, when Iran launched hundreds of strikes targeting Tel Aviv and US installations across the Middle East in response to allied operations in Iran and Lebanon.
The source channels use the terms Quds, occupied Quds, and occupied territories to refer to Jerusalem and Israel. This terminology has been preserved in the translation to accurately reflect the anti-Israel editorial stance of Iranian state-aligned media. The brevity of the source messages limits specific details on casualties, exact impact sites, or potential interceptions by air defense systems.