Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Loud blasts heard in north Tehran amid reported Israeli strikes, strikes reported in Isfahan
Smoke billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on June 17, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
An AFP journalist heard a series of loud explosions in north Tehran today, as Israel keeps up its strikes on Iran’s military and nuclear facilities for a fifth day.
It was not immediately clear whether the blasts were the result of incoming Israeli strikes or Iranian air defense fire.
Meanwhile Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reports Israeli airstrikes around the city of Isfahan this afternoon, with air defense also firing. It did not elaborate on the targets.
A series of explosions and anti-aircraft fire also boomed throughout Tehran just before 6:30 p.m. local time.
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