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Strikes hit western Tehran residential buildings and Kashan passenger airport (D33)
·Tehran and Kashan, Iran
Airstrikes struck western Tehran, damaging several residential buildings, while the deputy governor of Isfahan confirmed Kashan passenger airport was hit, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency cited by The Guardian on April 1.
Airstrikes hit two distinct targets in central Iran on April 1 (D33) in the late evening before Trump's 9 PM ET address. Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, cited by The Guardian live blog at approximately 22:06 UTC, reported that an attack struck western Tehran, damaging several residential buildings. Separately, the deputy governor of Isfahan province confirmed that Kashan passenger airport (in northern Isfahan province) came under attack. Kashan is a civilian airport serving a city of approximately 500,000 people; striking civilian aviation infrastructure represents an escalation of the IDF/US campaign's infrastructure targeting beyond clearly military and industrial sites. The western Tehran residential damage is the latest in a series of strikes on Tehran's western and government districts, following the D33 government wave. No casualty figures were immediately confirmed.
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Mehr news agency (semi-official): western Tehran residential buildings struck; Kashan passenger airport hit (Isfahan deputy governor confirmed). Timed hours before Trump's 9 PM ET national address.
No IDF comment on specific strikes. Kashan airport strike is consistent with campaign to eliminate Iranian aviation, logistics, and dual-use infrastructure. Western Tehran residential damage may indicate strike on adjacent military or government facility.
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