Iranian state-aligned media channels are reporting American and Israeli military strikes on Tehran, Isfahan, and Khuzestan. The attacks reportedly follow an original plan that was delayed by a week due to weather and operational issues.
Iranian media channels are circulating reports of military strikes by the United States and Israel against several Iranian provinces, while simultaneously heavily citing a US media report detailing the operational delays that pushed the timeline of the attacks.
Reports of Strikes According to the Sepah Pasdaran News Channel, a Telegram outlet closely affiliated with the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran's state broadcaster (Seda va Sima) has announced military action within the country. The IRGC-aligned channel reported that the state broadcaster announced "American-Israeli attacks on Tehran, Isfahan, and Khuzestan." Delayed Attack Timeline Alongside the news of the strikes, Iranian outlets are widely amplifying a report originally attributed to the American news website Axios. Akharin Khabar, a mainstream Iranian news aggregator that generally adheres to state narratives, cited the report (via Fars News), stating that the US and the Zionist regime originally intended to attack Iran on February 21, immediately after the end of a "second round of negotiations." Akharin Khabar directly quoted the operational explanations for the delayed timeline: "Due to intelligence and operational reasons, the attack was postponed for a week. One of the main reasons was unfavorable weather conditions in the region."The IRGC-affiliated Sepah Pasdaran channel also heavily emphasized this narrative, repeatedly posting that American and Israeli officials confirmed the original February 21 timeline.
The source material explicitly uses the term 'Zionist regime' (رژیم صهیونیستی) when referring to Israel in the Akharin Khabar post, which has been directly translated in the digest to preserve the original sentiment and framing of the Iranian state-aligned media. Sepah Pasdaran's message simply refers to 'American-Israeli' attacks. Seda va Sima refers to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).