Two military bases in Borujerd have been struck: the Army Engineering Garrison and the IRGC's 24th Besat Garrison, Iranian sources report. Earlier, Tehran's Military Officer University was attacked. Iranians report that Tehran is full of armed forces on the streets.
The Israeli Army said it has launched strikes on Hezbollah's headquarters and weapons depots in Beirut.
A missile checkout building at Shiraz west missile base has been destroyed, with satellite imagery showing no other visible damage at the site, Planet imagery confirms.
Trump told CNN "We haven't even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn't even happened," as a senior US official said the US is preparing a major uptick in strikes on Iran within 24 hours, focusing on missile production, drones, and naval capability. A senior official said Tomahawk and SM-3 interceptor stocks are running low.
A Patriot battery in Qatar fired nearly two dozen interceptors at incoming Iranian ballistic missiles. Sirens also sounded in Kuwait and explosions are reported in Riyadh.
Explosions have been reported in Karaj, Urmia, Zanjan, Dezful, and several other Iranian cities as the US and Israel increase strikes, with continuous explosions ongoing across Iran for two hours.
The US State Department urges Americans to depart immediately via commercial means from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the UAE, and Yemen due to serious safety risks.
❗️Hezbollah has officially declared war on Israel as Iran and Hezbollah launch a large-scale missile attack on Israel, with Israeli air defenses engaging the incoming strikes. The US and Israel have launched additional strikes on western Iran, while Iran has separately attacked the Saudi capital.
The Belgorod and Luch combined heat and power plants in Belgorod have sustained heavy damage.
Satellite imagery from March 2 shows clear damage to two personnel entrances and the sole vehicle entrance of the underground fuel enrichment complex at Natanz.
The IDF destroyed Iran's communications center in Tehran, with IAF jets deploying dozens of munitions following intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate, an IDF Spokesperson announced.
Locals in Iraq recovered a near-intact US LUCAS drone, an American copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, confirmed used by Task Force Scorpion Strike during US attacks on Iran under Operation Epic Fury.
A strike has indeed hit the IRIB complex in northern Tehran. Two explosions were heard. #Iran
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In Tehran, a second wave of airstrikes is happening. Locals claim the area near the Parliament Building was targeted again. There are indications that the IRIB Broadcaster Building was targeted. Iranians report Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB stopped live broadcasts.