Israel launches night strikes on Iranian power grid — 60% of Tehran loses electricity

In a significant escalation of the infrastructure campaign, Israel conducted a coordinated strike package beginning around 23:00 Tehran time targeting Iran's power grid. Strikes hit the Shahid Montazeri thermal power station north of Isfahan, the Neka power station on the Caspian coast, and three major 400kV transmission substations serving Tehran. Satellite imagery and social media confirm widespread blackouts across Tehran — approximately 60% of the city without electricity. Hospitals are on backup generator power. Tehran's water pumping stations are increasingly reliant on diesel generators, raising concerns about water supplies within 48-72 hours if power is not restored. ISW assesses: 'This is a shift from military to infrastructure targeting that mirrors Coalition operations in Desert Storm 1991 and the 2003 Iraq campaign — designed to degrade the regime's administrative capacity and popular support simultaneously.' Iran's energy ministry has not commented. The World Bank projects that 3 more days of infrastructure strikes could trigger a humanitarian infrastructure collapse.