A new wave of intense early-morning airstrikes hit multiple military and industrial targets across Iran's Isfahan province, including IRGC-affiliated facilities and major steel plants.
Multiple Farsi-language opposition and diaspora media outlets are reporting a wave of intense airstrikes against military and industrial targets across Isfahan province on the morning of March 9, 2026.
The fiercely anti-regime channel شبنامه (Shabnameh) reported that a new round of attacks began around 05:30 local time. Maintaining its highly critical editorial stance, the outlet stated that the strikes targeted several locations associated with the suppression structures of the terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic. At the time of their report, exact damage assessments and specific target locations were still pending.
The diaspora news network Iran International ایران اینترنشنال, which actively crowdsources reports from citizens inside Iran, provided more granular details. According to the outlet, audiences reported that "very intense attacks" were carried out on Monday morning. The strikes successfully hit specific Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) infrastructure, including the IRGC-affiliated Amir al-Momenin University in the Sepahan Shahr area of Isfahan.
In addition to the university, Iran International further noted that airstrikes targeted numerous surrounding municipalities across the province, including: Dowlatabad Malekshahr Kaveh Shahin Shahr Zarrin Shahr Mahmoudabad
Both sources write from a distinct opposition standpoint. Iran International relies heavily on unverified crowdsourced reports from domestic audiences, while Shabnameh explicitly frames the Iranian government in hostile terms. Terminology reflecting this bias has been preserved in the text to faithfully convey the tone of Farsi-language opposition reporting.