D32 Overnight: IDF strikes from Tabriz to the Persian Gulf
Simultaneous strikes in Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Shiraz, Qom and Bushehr mark the widest single-night reach of the campaign
The IDF opened Day 32 with its most geographically extensive overnight strike wave to date, hitting at least six cities across Iran from northwest to the Persian Gulf coast. Strikes were confirmed in west Tehran (heavy — three BBC sources), Karaj (Alborz province, 2M population), Tabriz (Azerbaijan province, NW Iran), Shiraz (Fars province, south-central), Qom (central), Abadan (Khuzestan) and Bushehr. A Tabriz petrochemical unit was struck, triggering a fire that Iranian authorities said was contained. Power infrastructure near Tehran was targeted, causing a blackout that was later restored. Bushehr — Iran's only nuclear power plant city, built with Russian assistance — was struck for the first time in this campaign, significantly raising nuclear safety concerns. The IDF said it was 'currently attacking the infrastructure of the Iranian government throughout Tehran.' The overnight wave follows the previous evening's strike on Tehran weapons factories and continues the IDF's multi-wave daily pattern, now extended to near-simultaneous national coverage.
Key facts
- •6+ cities struck simultaneously: Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Shiraz, Qom and Bushehr
- •Bushehr hit for the first time — Iran's only nuclear power plant city
- •West Tehran targeted with 'heavy strikes' per BBC three-source confirmation
- •Tabriz petrochemical fire started and contained; IDF struck infrastructure
- •Tehran power blackout confirmed and later restored by Iranian authorities
- •IDF: striking 'Iranian terror regime infrastructure throughout Tehran'
Timeline
IDF overnight wave opens — west Tehran and Karaj first confirmed
Blasts reported in Tabriz, Shiraz, Qom and Abadan
Bushehr strikes confirmed — site of Iran's only nuclear plant
Tabriz petrochemical fire contained; Tehran power blackout partially restored