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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 8, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Heavy smoke over Tehran hours after strikes on oil facilities
Clothes clips covered in soot from burned fuel are seen as smoke from a strike on an oil facility lingers in the cloudy sky over Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The sky over Iran’s capital is blanketed with smoke, hours after strikes hit oil facilities in Tehran, images show.
The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities with overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital, killing four people, an official told state TV.
The strikes sent up pillars of fire and smoke.
It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the conflict.
Tehran is covered in thick black clouds of smoke this morning after a series of Israeli airstrikes struck multiple oil depots and a refinery.
Locals report that the morning rain was black and oily. pic.twitter.com/4lb7Ld62So
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 8, 2026
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