Thick smoke billowed across Tehran on Saturday after Israel carried out what it described as preemptive strikes following weeks of escalating tensions. Mobile services were suspended in parts of Iran in the aftermath of the attack. Videos showed residents fleeing in vehicles as explosions were heard across the capital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation aimed to remove an “existential threat.” Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it responded with a first wave of drones and missiles targeting Israel.
