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26 Mar 2026, 14:25

Unconfirmed received messages that may all be about air defense and some of them may be completely incorrect:

17:42 Continuous and heavy air defense fire in southern Tehran and the sound of an explosion.

Increase in air defense noise in bursts at 17:45.

At 17:46, the central air defense of Tehran is active.

The sound of air defense and drone movement in area 17 has been continuous for about 10 minutes.

About 5-6 minutes ago, around 17:45, there was a loud explosion in the center (Maniriyeh), but it’s not very close, and the air defense is working.

Hello, we are near the Republic Square in Tehran. Two loud explosions shook the windows of our house, and the sound of air defense is still coming.

Intense air defense activity in southern Tehran at 17:50.

Hello, Vahid. We are at the beginning of Pirouzi Street, near the Martyrs' Square. We hear explosions, both distant and near, but not enough to shake the house.

On Farvardin 6 at 17:54, in Falah area 17, the sound of air defense and explosions is coming in succession.

Since 17:40, sounds are coming from the Imam Khomeini Street near Yadegar Imam, but it’s unclear if it’s an explosion or air defense.

In the Falah and Imamzadeh Hassan area, the sound of air defense is coming. It also hit somewhere down towards Azadegan and Abdolabad, and smoke is rising at 17:50.

This air defense in western Tehran has been firing every few minutes since 16:23. Just now (17:59), it fired at least 20 times.

Vahid, the sound of air defense has been constant for ten minutes now in Shahr-e Quds, Tehran.

Hello, Vahid. From the southeastern part of Tehran, since about 17:40 until now, the sound of air defense has been coming. It has generally been quiet in this area since yesterday. The sound of air defense is coming almost without interruption.

At 18:00 on Farvardin 6, in Tarasht, the sound of air defense has been coming for several minutes in succession.

Intense air defense activity in eastern Tehran, in the northern Majidieh area, and the sound of scattered explosions.

In Seyyed Khanda, for about a quarter of an hour since 17:45, the continuous sound of air defense is coming, and the air defense sounds are no longer like the first days; they are fragmented and sound like explosions.

The sound of air defense around Azadi Square has been ongoing for half an hour at 6.

A lot of air defense sounds for a few minutes in central Tehran, Baharestan Square at 5:50 PM.

Since 17:40, sounds of air defense and explosions have been coming from Haft Chenar, and it has been going on for 20 minutes now that it’s 6.

Vahid, I’m on the roof. From the southeast (which includes Rey, Fadaiyan Islam, and Kian Shahr), the sound of a drone and drone engine is heard.

Since 18:00, the electricity on Ferdows Boulevard East has been cut off, and the mobile signal is down. For half an hour, the sound of explosions and air defense has been coming from Mehrabad.

What’s happening near Pirouzi? For half an hour, there has been a constant sound of explosions, and air defense is active.

Air defense is active in central or eastern Tehran at 6:22.

Tehran 18:22
Baharestan Square, loud air defense and 23mm cannon sounds. These sounds are almost at the same time every day.

The sound of fighter jets in western Tehran at 6:23.

At 18:23, the sound of air defense is much louder.
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