Iran'sbusiest airport has been engulfed in a huge fireball after being bombarded by relentless overnight strikes asDonald Trumpdemanded Tehran's "unconditional surrender". Footage fromTehran’s Mehrabad airportshows a burning plane and plumes of thick smoke rising into the sky.
Satellite imagery taken on Friday shows multiple aircraft were at the airport. It is unclear at this moment in time which parts of the airport have been bombed. Built in 1938 Mehrabad Airport is home to numerous aerospace companies that have been linked to Iran's defence industry.
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TheIsraelDefense Forces said more than 80 fighter jets carried out a “broad-scale wave of strikes” on Iranianmilitary sites,missile launchers and other targets in Tehran and central Iran on Saturday.
The IDF said the strikes targeted military infrastructure, including the Imam Hossein military university, which trains officers for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It said the university housed multiple military assets.
The Israeli Defence Forces struck areas of Beirut, prompting Iran to respond with a barrage of missiles aimed atIsrael.
This comes hours after US PresidentDonald Trumpdemanded Iran's "unconditional surrender", later explaining that it could be when the Iranian's "announce it" or when "they can't fight any longer because they don't have anyone or anything to fight with".
The 79-year-old leader also vowed to "make Iran great again".
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed