Iranian state-aligned media reports deadly American and Israeli airstrikes hitting central Baghdad and the Jurf al-Nasr region in Iraq, following massive explosions in Tehran the previous day.
Early Tuesday morning, a series of airstrikes targeted locations in central Iraq, resulting in casualties. Iranian state-aligned media networks have attributed the strikes to American and Israeli forces, framing them as a continuation of joint military operations. These strikes follow reports of massive explosions targeting strategic infrastructure in Tehran just a day prior.
The attacks reportedly struck two main areas:
Baghdad: According to Fars News International—a media outlet affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—American-Zionist aggression targeted the Al-Jadriya area of the Iraqi capital. Citing the Iran-aligned Iraqi network Sabereen News, the channel reported that six people have been martyred in the airstrikes thus far. Babil Province: State-aligned news aggregator Akharin Khabar and Fars News shared breaking news from the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese network Al Mayadeen, stating that the Jurf al-Nasr region in northern Babil province was the target of American-Zionist enemy attacks.The strikes in Iraq occur in the immediate aftermath of a severe incident in western Tehran on March 16. During that event, approximately 30 explosions rocked the Iranian capital within an hour, severely damaging strategic infrastructure, including fuel facilities and an aircraft at Mehrabad Airport. Regional opposition and local news channels previously indicated potential United States and Israeli involvement in the Tehran explosions, aligning with the current Iranian media assertions regarding the subsequent strikes in Iraq.
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