Three explosions heard in Tehran following Israeli evacuation warning

ISTANBUL

Three loud explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran early Tuesday, shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for the city’s central Seventh District.

The blasts occurred following Israel’s call for residents in the area to leave immediately in anticipation of imminent strikes.

Iranian media also reported Israeli attacks on multiple locations across the country, including Karaj in western Tehran, the northwestern city of Urmia in West Azerbaijan province, Rasht in northern Iran and other parts of Gilan province.

Nearly simultaneously, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that both sides had reached a deal to halt hostilities.

“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!" he wrote.

Regional tensions sharply escalated Sunday after the US bombed Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

The attacks were the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.

Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.

Meanwhile, in Iran, at least 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.