At least 13 people dead in Iran’s Baharestan following US-Israeli attacks

At least 13 people were killed early Monday in joint US-Israeli attacks on Baharestan county in Iran’s Tehran province, the Fars news agency reported.

The governor of Baharestan said the fatalities occurred when US and Israeli forces bombed two residential units in the town of Qaleh Mir.

He noted that debris removal and search and rescue operations in the rubble were continuing.

Sounds of explosions were also heard around midnight in the capital Tehran.

Warplanes were seen in the skies over the city and blasts occurred in its southern and western areas.

No official statement has been issued on the damage caused by the attacks, during which air defense systems were activated.

It was reported that in strikes carried out on Tehran about two hours earlier, the Sharif University of Technology had been targeted.