Citizen journalists report a series of massive explosions targeting Iranian military and security facilities across several major cities, attributing the blasts to US and Israeli strikes.
Secondary explosions and large plumes of smoke rocked several major Iranian cities on March 2 and March 3, 2026, with widespread citizen reports attributing the blasts to coordinated strikes by Israel and the United States. Extensive video evidence forwarded to Iran International—a foreign-based opposition news network known for its staunch anti-regime stance and reliance on citizen journalism—depicts significant destruction targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Basij, and police facilities.
In the capital, Tehran, massive explosions were reported across multiple districts, including Valiasr Square, Marzdaran, Sattarkhan, and near Takhti Stadium in the east. Videos captured by locals and published by Iran International indicate that a large Basij base in western Tehran was among the targets. The strikes elicited vocal support from anti-regime citizens; in the southern neighborhood of Naziabad, a resident filming the destruction of a local Basij base openly celebrated the strike, stating: "Our house was also ruined, but it's a sacrifice for the killed protesters. Thank you to Israel and America."
The suspected strikes reportedly extended well beyond the capital. In Ahvaz, early morning attacks on Monday resulted in successive blasts, which residents suspect hit a military ammunition depot. In Shiraz, a Tuesday explosion near the Javadieh district was captured on video, with the recording citizen bluntly declaring, "They hit the IRGC base." Meanwhile, in Sanandaj, footage of rising black smoke was attributed by a local observer to a direct hit on the city's police command center.
The narrative emerging from these opposition-aligned channels frames the attacks as precision strikes explicitly aimed at the state's security apparatus. Users in the aggregator channel گروه خبر فوری (Khabar Fouri Group) echoed hopes that the attacks would catalyze domestic unrest. One user commented on the strikes, writing: "Bro, tonight they only hit the suppression forces, I think they might issue a call for protests nearby soon."
The source material relies entirely on citizen-generated videos submitted to opposition media networks. These sources heavily frame the explosions as deliberate, successful strikes by Israel and the US against regime forces, demonstrating a strong anti-government bias and actively celebrating the destruction of military and police targets. No official statements from the Iranian government or confirmed claims of responsibility from the US or Israel were present in this specific dataset.