Tehran's Airports Go Dark

On March 3, the IDF struck Mehrabad International Airport — Tehran's main domestic aviation hub. Combined with the Day 1 strike on Imam Khomeini International Airport, both Tehran airports are now out of service. All commercial aviation across Iran has been grounded. Mehrabad's military transport functions — which had been used to move IRGC personnel and equipment — are now destroyed. Iranian civilians have no air travel option; overland routes are congested. Simultaneously, IDF struck what CENTCOM described as a 'nuclear weapons development compound' in the Tehran suburbs, bringing total Day 4 strike targets in the capital to over 20.

Key facts

• •Mehrabad Airport struck — Iran's main domestic aviation hub destroyed
• •Both Tehran airports now offline (Mehrabad + IKA struck Day 1)
• •All commercial aviation in Iran grounded
• •Military transport function of Mehrabad eliminated
• •Nuclear weapons development compound struck same morning
• •IAEA: 'Mass evacuations may be necessary' — radiation risk assessment ongoing