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  1. 13 Mar 2026, 16:36·

    On Friday, March 22, 2025, during a press conference held at the White House, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Army and the Secretary of Defense answered reporters' questions.
    "General Dan Keen" emphasized the continuation of U.S. attacks on "Iran's ballistic missile and drone capabilities" and stated that today would be the "busiest" day for the United States.
    Before him, Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, had said that today would see "the highest volume of attacks" by the U.S. against Iran.
    @VahidHeadline

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  2. 13 Mar 2026, 16:08·

    Sheikh Sadough Isfahan Street, video from IRIB

    I had received these messages earlier around 4 PM:
    There was a strong explosion on Sheikh Sadough Street down Saadat Abad, and they have closed the street now.
    We can't even go home through that route.
    There was a meeting of military personnel at Bank Mellat Sheikh Sadough.

    Vahid
    Isfahan, March 13, around 4 PM, they targeted the northern Sheikh Sadough Street.
    The area around Bank Mellat.
    They closed the route from Azadi Square (Shiraz Gate) towards Sheikh Sadough.

    🔄 Update:
    Received messages:
    Bank Mellat is the building seen in the first second of the above video. It seems that was not the target.

    • The upper floor supermarket was the target.

    • The name of the Sheikh Sadough building was "Luxury," Vahid.
      They were also saying that the supermarket itself was empty.

    • Hello Vahid, we are also in the Sheikh Sadough area. The Bank Mellat building doesn't seem to have sustained much damage. It appears that the charity association next to the supermarket had become a Basij base, and that was the target.

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  3. 13 Mar 2026, 16:00·

    Images received with the caption: 'The special forces base was hit today at 10:30 in front of the motorcycle racing track at Azadi Stadium #Tehran.'
    Friday, March 22
    Vahid

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  4. 13 Mar 2026, 15:55·

    Received photo with caption: '#Kish, at 17:20 four missiles were launched towards the airport'
    Vahid

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  5. 13 Mar 2026, 15:22·

    Occasionally, channels are created in government messaging apps under my name, and many people ask if they are related to me. These channels have no connection to me, and sending messages to them is very dangerous. I only receive messages on Telegram with this ID: @Vahid_Online. This means that bots created with my name and photo on Telegram are also not related to me.

    Update: The automated channels on Telegram that I mention are mine: @VahidHeadline, @VahidOOnLine. However, they are channels where content is posted automatically. They are not groups or bots for receiving messages and such. I had written software to monitor content from other sources and send some of it to me. This way, instead of following many different media channels, I follow them all in one place. Each media outlet contains other content besides news that I am not tracking, such as interviews and TV programs... That's why I wrote software to try to capture their news content. There were other channels and bots that are currently paused due to changes in the structure of media websites and the limitations of the Twitter API, so I am mostly limited to Telegram channels until I have the opportunity to update my bots.

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  6. 13 Mar 2026, 14:49·

    ⚠️ A lifeless body behind the wheel of a car, #Borujerd, and damage to vehicles and buildings in the attack on March 8 at the 'Command Headquarters of the Law Enforcement Force' on Takhti Street.
    Received video
    Vahid

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  7. 13 Mar 2026, 14:48·

    Presence of Islamic Republic Officials at Quds Day Rally Among Bodyguards

    On Friday, March 13, images and videos of the presence of some senior figures of the Islamic Republic at the government-organized Quds Day rally in Tehran were published in domestic media and social networks. Among those seen at the rally were Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, Head of the Judiciary, Masoud Pezeshkian, President, Ahmadreza Radan, Commander of the Law Enforcement Force, Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Abolqasem Salavati, Head of Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court.

    According to the published images, these officials moved through the crowd accompanied by bodyguards. These individuals, who had rarely appeared in public places in recent days, used the presence of government supporters in the streets as a human shield and participated in the rally.

    Meanwhile, some social media users pointed out that despite Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, inviting people to the streets, no image of his presence at the event has been published, suggesting that he may not have attended the rally.
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  8. 13 Mar 2026, 14:34·

    About the attacks on #Arak
    I received many messages regarding the targeting of a building in the Narenjestan residential complex in Amin Town.
    I also got a message stating that a 12-year-old boy and a woman have been killed, and 35 people are injured.
    According to the messages, another target seems to have been at the end of Ghaem Maqam Farahani Street.
    I received the video with the description of Hajiabad Arak at 00:05 AM on Friday, March 22.
    Vahid

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  9. 13 Mar 2026, 14:23·

    A simultaneous dubbing video of "The Fourth Press Conference of Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, and General Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces, regarding the U.S. military action against the Islamic Republic in Operation Epic Fury."

    The video is 24 megabytes. I know downloading it from Iran is difficult, but it's 35 minutes long, and I haven't had the chance to see what they said yet.
    Regarding Hegseth's remarks, it seems that the media outlets I follow through my automated channels (and since I'm currently limited to those, I might be unaware of many things) focused more on the section about Mojtaba. However, he said other things as well:

    The U.S. Secretary of Defense stated in a press conference at the Pentagon that the U.S. will continue its operations in Iran without any "mercy" and is "destroying the military power of the radical Iranian regime in a way the world has never seen before."
    Pete Hegseth mentioned that Iran's military has become "ineffective in battle."
    @VahidHeadline
    Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, said in a press conference that Mojtaba Khamenei, the new leader of the Islamic Republic, is hiding underground like a wounded and desperate rat.
    He added: Members of the Revolutionary Guard see two things when they look at the sky: the American flag and the Star of David.
    According to Mr. Hegseth, the largest volume of attacks against the Islamic Republic will take place today (Friday).
    @VahidHeadline
    Pete Hegseth questioned the written statement from Mojtaba Khamenei yesterday, asking why no video or audio of him has been released, to which he replied, "I think you know why."
    @VahidHeadline
    The U.S. Secretary of Defense stated: "We know that this so-called new leader, who is wounded and probably disfigured, issued a weak statement for unity while he has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the ground in blood." Hegseth likened the leaders of the Islamic Republic to "rats" and said they have taken refuge in underground hideouts. He emphasized that Mojtaba Khamenei is fleeing due to a lack of legitimacy and fear, and it is currently unclear who truly holds power in Iran.
    @VahidOOnLine
    During the press conference, the U.S. Secretary of Defense was asked about the deadly attack on a girls' school in Minab, to which he responded that CENTCOM has appointed an outside investigation officer to look into the matter, who will take "as long as necessary" to determine what happened in this incident.
    He stated that U.S. and Israeli operations in the war against Iran "never target civilians."
    In response to a journalist's question about why, despite claiming that the U.S. military has air and naval superiority over Iran, "you are not escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Why didn't you plan for this?" he said: "We have planned for this. We recognize this. Because ultimately we want to do this... in order and in a way that has the most impact... and ensure that we are sending the right messages to the world."
    bbcpersian

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  10. 13 Mar 2026, 10:52·

    "At 12:15, they attacked the Basij at the Governor's Square. #Shahr_Rey between Shahmloo Square (Governor's Office) and Hadi Saei Square."
    Images received from citizens in #Rey #Tehran, Friday, March 13
    Vahid

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  11. 13 Mar 2026, 10:40·

    Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic, said at the government rally for "Quds Day": "Trump lacks the intelligence to see that the Iranian nation is a wise, strong, and determined nation." He added that the recent attacks by Israel are indicative of their desperation.
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  12. 13 Mar 2026, 10:37·

    These videos have been released from the Quds Day rally in Tehran, showing that explosions occurred around the march route.

    At the same time, eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion near Fatemi Street and around the Ministry of Interior building.

    There are also reports of explosions occurring in the north and west of Tehran.
    @VahidHeadline

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  13. 13 Mar 2026, 10:33·

    Smoke 'Explosion at Vali Asr Intersection #Tehran at 12:14'
    The received video with the above description, Friday, March 13
    Vahid

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  14. 13 Mar 2026, 10:21·

    Messages received about the attacks related to the evacuation warning from noon:

    Sound of an explosion near Qazvin

    Hello, Qazvin, 5 explosions, it's not very clear which areas they were in, they happened one after another at 12 noon, March 22.

    Today, Friday, March 22, they attacked the police station on the Qarchak road. Next to it was the economic security police; I don't know if that was the target because they closed off both sides, and I couldn't get close to take pictures.

    Hello, today, Friday, March 22, in Shahriar, we had an explosion at 12:11.

    At 12:15 noon on March 22, they hit the governor's office in the southwestern part of Tehran, in Baharestan. The shop windows shattered.

    At exactly 12:05, they hit Qazvin. It’s probably the same Lia that they warned about.

    Qazvin, 12:05, three or four sounds one after another (sound and ground shaking), which is probably the industrial city of Lia that they warned about. Around 12:24, another one.

    The area of Alborz industrial city, Lia, Caspian, hit the city mosque. So far, there have been seven or eight sounds.

    They hit Qazvin today at noon; I don't know where it was. Two explosion sounds came, and the house shook.

    Hasanabad Fashafouyeh at 12:00, four explosion sounds. Next to the mosque, old and new police stations, and another one I don't know.

    Vahid, in the Lia industrial town, they hit at least three times. It increased to seven.
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  15. 13 Mar 2026, 10:09·

    Attack near the gathering place of supporters of the Islamic Republic in Tehran
    esmaeils1169

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  16. 13 Mar 2026, 10:08·

    Videos released on social media report on an Israeli drone attack in the "Kahrizak" area of Tehran. The Fars news agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, confirmed this video on Friday, March 22, 1404, stating that the attack targeted the funeral ceremony of eight individuals killed at the Kahrizak checkpoint, and the explosion occurred near the gathering site.
    @VahidHeadline

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  17. 13 Mar 2026, 10:08·

    A warning that the Israeli army issued at 11:13.
    I also received messages about:

    • The map that Israel published of the Villa area is not related to Najafabad. Rather, it pertains to the freedom of the area of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.
    • That red alert area is not for Maniriyeh.
      Enghelab Street is between Enghelab Square and City Theater.
      Since one side is marked as Tehran University and the other side is marked as City Theater, the two buildings they specified have no connection to Maniriyeh.

    In other news: The Israeli army announced on Friday, March 13, that in the past 24 hours of airstrikes, they targeted over 200 military positions of the Islamic Republic in western and central Iran.
    @VahidOOnLine

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  18. 13 Mar 2026, 05:08·

    Trump's latest post, machine translation:
    We are completely destroying the Iranian terrorist regime; militarily, economically, and in other areas. However, if you read the declining New York Times, you would mistakenly think we are not winning.
    The Iranian Navy is gone, their Air Force no longer exists, and their missile, drone, and all capabilities are being destroyed; their leaders have also vanished from the scene.
    We possess unparalleled firepower, endless ammunition, and enough time; witness today what fate awaits these crazy thugs.
    They have been engaged in the slaughter of innocent people around the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States, am eliminating them.
    Carrying out this mission is a great honor! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
    President Donald J. Trump
    realDonaldTrump
    (I will not be online for the next few hours. Please do not send messages if you don't have a picture, as it will take me a long time to catch up when I return.)
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  19. 13 Mar 2026, 05:04·

    The United States has granted a 30-day license to all countries to purchase Russian crude oil and petroleum products that are currently stranded at sea.
    Scott Basset, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, stated that this action was taken in response to the turmoil in global energy markets due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, with the aim of helping to stabilize these markets.
    Basset wrote in a message on social media platform X just hours after oil prices surged to over $100 per barrel: "The United States is taking decisive steps to strengthen stability in global energy markets while also working to keep prices down in the face of threats and instability posed by the Iranian terrorist regime."
    The U.S. Treasury Department emphasized that this action is "short-term and precisely limited," only covering oil that was already en route and will not create "significant financial benefit" for the Russian government.
    Basset also clarified: "The temporary rise in oil prices is a short-term and transient disruption that will bring significant long-term benefits for our country and economy."
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  20. 13 Mar 2026, 05:03·

    ♦️ Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, announced early on Friday, March 13, that following an Iranian drone attack on a military base in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, a French officer was killed and several other soldiers from the country were injured.

    According to Macron, Senior Lieutenant Arnaud Frion from the 7th Alpine Hunters Battalion stationed in Vars was killed during this attack. He stated in a message that the French nation stands with the family of this soldier and his comrades.

    The French President condemned this attack as unacceptable and reminded that French forces have been present in Iraq since 2015 as part of the international coalition against ISIS. The French army had previously announced that this drone attack occurred while the troops were conducting a training exercise.
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  21. 13 Mar 2026, 05:02·

    These videos of the attack on a building in the Fourth Square of Tehranpars, dated March 2, were received by BBC Persian on March 11.

    In the video, at least one corpse is seen being moved by people.

    The purpose of this building in the residential area is unclear.

    The intensity of the attack and explosion was such that vehicles passing on the Bagheri highway in front of this building were also severely damaged.
    @VahidHeadline

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  22. 13 Mar 2026, 03:10·

    "Safidabad #Behshahr Mazandaran around 5:30"
    Received video, Friday, March 22
    Vahid
    The sender wrote that last time it caught fire behind the radar, this time they hit the radar itself.
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  23. 13 Mar 2026, 02:51·

    'Light of a large explosion at 5:25'
    Received video with the description: 'I am in Islamshahr. This is the south of #Tehran and Shahr-e Rey and those areas.'
    Friday, 22 Esfand
    Vahid

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  24. 13 Mar 2026, 02:38·

    Received messages:

    • "Lower than the city of Rey, it seems like a missile city. For half an hour, all I hear is the sound of explosions. It seems like missiles are exploding underground towards Fashafouyeh Hassan Abad."

    • Video: "Vahid is much farther than Kahrizak. We are in Nazari Abad. It's clearly towards Islamshahr or the Qom road. But the explosions are really intense.
      Vahid

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  25. 13 Mar 2026, 02:32·

    "I filmed from the center towards the south, it's not very clear in the video, there's a place that keeps getting hit."
    Received video with the above description, #Tehran, Friday, March 13
    Vahid

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  26. 13 Mar 2026, 02:28·

    "Flames from the explosions of an attack somewhere in southern #Tehran 5:30"
    Received video, Friday, March 13
    Vahid

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  27. 13 Mar 2026, 02:18·

    Messages from 5:25 AM:

    It's still hitting Tehran hard. We're in West Tehran. Explosions are happening every minute. Far and near. Deep and shallow.

    5:26 and 5:27 two tremors towards Bahar Tehran. This time it was further west than before. The previous ones were mostly to our east.

    Explosions can be heard from all over Tehran.

    Hello, at 5:26 AM in East Tehran, the sound of an explosion. 22/12/1404

    Hello, at 5:26 AM, in Southeast Tehran, the house shook! The sound has been continuous for an hour.

    There are also sounds of explosions coming from the Vali Asr Square area. The sound is different from usual; it's not loud, but it feels like it's shaking deep in the ground.

    I'm in Islamshahr. It's hitting really hard. The sounds tonight are very different. The tremors last longer. The sound of explosions keeps coming.

    Hello, just now at 5:27, we felt another explosion. It was far away, but the sound is terrible. We're in Lavasan.

    We're near Enghelab Square, and just now, two loud explosions came from afar at 5:26.

    Hello, Mr. Vahid, we live in Nazari Abad in South Tehran. There's a point in South Tehran where the sound echoes here. It's very frightening.

    Hello, the sound of explosions is still coming. Islamshahr.

    5:28 AM: The sound of two distant explosions. Why aren't they stopping this time? They usually come in two rounds with a 20-minute gap. It's been 45 minutes now.

    Vahid, our house is in the center facing west. Besides the first three waves of explosions, our house shook three more times just now [what time?!].

    The tremors at 5:27 are stronger.

    Vahid, we're in Saadat Abad now [what time?!], and we heard two very deep explosions back to back.

    At 5:26, one of those explosions from 4:40 was heard from the southeast (around Afrasiyab intersection). It feels like an earthquake; the building shakes when this sound comes.

    Vahid, Islamshahr is shaking badly right now.

    Dear Vahid, we're near Sepah Square, and it seems we're very far from the bomb centers, but there's a strange sound coming, and I even saw its light. I'm freaking out because I'm by the window, and the smell of burning and smoke has reached here. It hasn't been this continuous during the war before.

    Friday, 22 Esfand, 4:43 AM

    In Saadat Abad, we heard two long and terrifying explosions, but they were quite far away.

    In East Tehran right now [what time?!], one explosion was heard; it was very distant and weak, barely audible. But the house shook a little. It was strange.

    At 5:30 AM: The sound continues without interruption - Tehran, Tarasht neighborhood.

    Vahid, it's completely different from any other night; over 20 explosions have come from far and near. The sounds are different; even the distant ones shake the house. The sounds of explosions keep coming one after another.

    It's unclear what is causing this; it's unlike any other night. In Dowlatabad, for example, at minute 30, a very weak explosion sound with tremors is heard, then suddenly, a loud sound with strong tremors comes every few minutes, but the weak explosions don't stop; it's strange.

    Vahid, I'm in West Tehran. Since the first explosion around 4:45, I've heard about fifteen terrifying explosion sounds from far and near the city. The heavy rain prevents us from seeing where the smoke is rising, but I can say that the explosions are for bombs because they go deep and explode in a way that shakes the houses, and it's not like the previous nights. It's continuous and seems to go around and come back again.

    From 4:43 to 5:25, we were completely on vibrate. It's definitely bombers hitting. Islamshahr.

    We're in Region 19, and from behind Kahrizak, it's hitting hard. Over 50 missiles have hit there, reaching the core of the earth. All the sounds reported in Tehran were for that area; even the kids in Afrasiyab felt the sounds.

    Vahid, in our group, everyone is hearing the same sound simultaneously. This tremor is from a place that's hitting very hard; I think it's from South Tehran, but everyone feels the tremor. We're from Sattar Khan, Sepah Square, Punak, and Enghelab, and we all hear the same sound.

    Look, around Palestine Square, the windows are shaking. But even when it doesn't shake, the sound of distant explosions keeps coming one after another.

    The day they hit the tunnels under the house was exactly like this. The point is, there's no sound; the ground shakes.

    Behshahr, Mazandaran. At 5:35 AM, three explosions accompanied by the sound of fighter jets.

    The bombs they're dropping now don't make much noise, but they shake a lot. I think it's something like bunker busters.

    At 5:38 AM on Friday, the sound of two massive explosions in Behshahr, Mazandaran. One in Safi Abad and one probably in a local street.

    Hello, Vahid. Behshahr, Mazandaran was just hit. 5:40 AM. A fighter jet struck. I think they hit Safi Abad. The whole house shook. A few nights ago, they also hit it with a small drone defense.

    In Mazandaran, in the city of Behshahr, we heard two massive explosions a few minutes ago. They probably hit radar equipment on the mountain.

    Hey, Vahid, hello. We're in Shahrak-e Shahr-e No, around 5:20 AM, it shook really badly. Because it's raining and the weather is cloudy, I couldn't tell which direction it was coming from, but it felt like it hit deep in the ground.

    At 5:40 AM, they hit Behshahr.

    We're in Vavan; I think they hit the ammunition depot in Torghoz Abad. It was exploding for half an hour.

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  28. 13 Mar 2026, 02:12·

    From the messages received, it seems that the targets of one of the heavy attacks early on Friday, March 22, were somewhere around Baqershahr, Shahr-e Rey, the Tehran refinery, and Kahrizak in southern #Tehran. Both photos I've received so far are also pointing in that direction.
    Vahid
    Update: They say it's further down: @VahidOnline
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  29. 13 Mar 2026, 01:57·

    The sound of a massive explosion in central Tehran at 5:20 AM on Friday, March 13.
    The sounds of explosions can still be heard after a few minutes have passed.
    An even more powerful explosion was heard at 5:26.

    Central Tehran at 5:20 is still shaking.

    5:20
    Again, a very strong explosion.
    The whole house shook.

    It keeps hitting the east and won't stop tonight.

    So far, we've felt strong tremors 4 times. It was such that our entire building was shaking.
    Vahid, it's now 5:21, and this has happened two more times.

    Vahid, at 5:20,
    Sattar Khan, for the umpteenth time, an explosion and strong tremors,
    but it’s clear it’s distant.

    At 5:26, again, this time closer and more terrifying.

    Central Tehran, Fatemi, at 5:20, the fourth massive explosion was felt. These four explosions were more intense than all the explosions we've felt in central Tehran. Even stronger than the explosions last Friday morning.
    At 5:26, the fifth was felt.
    At 5:27, the next one.

    5:20, the sound of shaking glass again.
    Tehran, this one was farther away from northern Tehran.
    Tehran is experiencing heavy rain, but rain and snow make no difference to them; they come and go easily, doing their job.

    5:28, the sound of two distant explosions.

    Vahid, since 4:15, Tehran has been shaking badly. We are in the east; it’s not clear where it’s coming from, but it seems the whole of Tehran can hear it.

    From Majidieh in Tehran, see, our whole building shook. After 15 minutes, another one came, and in the span of a quarter, another sound was different from all the others.
    They hit again.

    West Tehran (Tehran Sar), 5:25, the sound of explosions closer than before; the windows of the house are shaking.
    The sound of explosions doesn’t stop.

    I saw black smoke from the south of Tehran from the center.
    There have been 6 or 7 so far; it’s distant for us, and the sound is low, but it has depth.
    We felt the first two when they collapsed the building somewhat.
    Tehran is experiencing rain and is cloudy; nothing is clear, but the black smoke is somewhat visible below.
    Now the ground shook two more times.

    Just now at 5:25, the sound of another explosion.
    Ferdousiyeh, Shahriar, this time the sound was farther away.

    Hello Vahid, from the direction of Shahr-e Rey, some terrifying sounds are coming.
    The house is shaking a lot as always.

    The sound came again.
    I am in Tehran Pars.
    The building shook.

    5:26, the same sound came again.

    5:26, once again, Pirouzi shook and was quite strong, and all the windows shook.

    In these 25 minutes since my last message, I heard several explosions, but the last explosion (5:25) was the strongest, and the windows shook.

    05:20, another one. Whatever it is, these are strong explosions, but we can't determine where they are.
    5:25 and 5:27, the same sound came again.

    5:26, in west Tehran, the sound of explosions came twice.
    This time the sound of the explosion was very different, and the shaking was significant.

    We are in the southeast of Tehran.
    It’s been about 20 minutes of constant explosions, and it doesn’t stop; I think it’s towards Parchin.
    Some of them get closer and shake a lot.

    5:20, another sound came.
    5:26, again.
    5:27, another one.

    It’s very terrifying; there are so many messages that it’s pointless because it keeps hitting.
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  30. 13 Mar 2026, 01:49·

    "Heavy bombardment in areas of #Tehran, early morning on Friday, March 22nd"
    Messages received from around 4:40 AM indicate massive explosions that are causing severe shaking of buildings even in areas far from the attack points.
    Around 4:43 AM, 5:00 AM, and 5:06 AM, I received three waves of urgent messages from different parts of the city.
    Vahid

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