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In a dramatic escalation of tensions, a massive explosion shook the streets of Tehran, sending shockwaves through the city as Israel targeted Iran’s oil depots. This strike marks the first hit on Iran’s fuel infrastructure in over a week, highlighting the intensifying conflict.
Video footage captured the terrifying moment when a gas pipe in central Tehran erupted, unleashing a series of explosions that reverberated through the buildings along the bustling Shahran Boulevard. The scene quickly turned chaotic as a brilliant flash of light engulfed the street, prompting panicked residents to flee for safety.
The aftermath was nothing short of catastrophic, with a ‘river of fire’ igniting the streets. Burning oil poured onto sidewalks, roads, and even seeped into the city’s sewage system, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
This latest series of strikes underscores the volatile nature of the ongoing conflict and the potential for further devastation in the region.
The explosions left behind a ‘river of fire’ on the streets of the city as burning oil leaked onto pavements and roads and into the city’s sewage system.
The blast came after Israeli strikes hit the nearby Shahran oil depot in the west of the city, one of four depots targeted in strikes on the Iranian capital.
Iran’s oil distribution company said four of its employees were killed in the strikes.
The skies over Tehran were turned red and filled with acrid smoke as fireballs erupted from the depots.
A ‘river of fire’ was seen in the streets of Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil depots caused gas pipelines to explode
Strikes on Iranian oil depots sent huge clouds of acrid smoke into the sky, turning it red
One resident in Tehran said it looked as if ‘night had turned into day’ as the sky was lit up by explosive orange flames from intense overnight infernos.Â
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it had struck ‘several fuel storage complexes’ in Tehran as part of a ‘significant strike’ against the regime.
One resident in Tehran said it looked as if ‘night had turned into day’ as the sky was lit up by explosive orange flames from intense overnight infernos.
It came as US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of the war against Iran ending when there was no longer a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said: ‘At some point, I don’t think there will be anybody left maybe to say “We surrender”.’
The president also warned Sir Keir Starmer that he will remember the lack of support from ‘our once great ally’ for a war he has ‘already won’ – as he told the British PM he doesn’t need Britain to send aircrafts to the Middle East in an extraordinary attack.
Trump’s sentiments were echoed by his Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Israel will continue its war with Iran ‘with all our force’. He added that Israel has a ‘systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime’.
Alongside the United States, Netanyahu said Israel had gained near-total control of the skies over Tehran after a week of strikes, while the IDF has ‘many surprises’ for the next phase of the war.
‘Citizens, you are telling me, the government and our heroic soldiers to continue until victory, and I thank you. I can assure you that we will continue with all our force,’ Netanyahu said in a televised address last night.
Speaking to the Iranian people, he said the ‘moment of truth’ was coming as Israel was seeking to help liberate them from the ‘yoke of tyranny’.
He said that Israel had managed to ‘transform the Middle East’ and shift the balance of power in the region.
‘Together, we will roar like a lion. And with God’s help – together, we will ensure the eternity of Israel,’ he added.
The IDF said it had targeted Tehran’s oil and fuel depots because Iranian forces make ‘direct and frequent use of [them] to operate military infrastructure’, the IDF said in a statement.
Despite the strategic assaults on Tehran, Iran’s Deputy Defence Minister unrepentantly insisted reserves of bombs, drones and missiles ‘are fully ready and intact’ and the country will ‘confront any threat’ over the long term.
Depots in Tehran and Alborz provinces were among those struck, according to a statement by the National Iranian Oil Company.
State media blamed ‘an attack from the US and the Zionist regime’ at one of the facilities, which supplies the capital and neighbouring provinces in the north.
Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran
Earlier in the day, the IDF said it had also struck two Iranian sites producing ballistic missiles for the regime.
The IDF said the two compounds, in Parchin and Shahrud, were used for the research, design and production of the deadly weapons.
On a message posted to X, the IDF said: ‘Over the past week, hundreds of IAF fighter jets struck the Iranian regime’s production industries, which are used for the development and production of missiles and weapons.’
Israel’s military said earlier that it had carried out around 3,400 strikes on Iran during the first week of the war, with around 7,500 munitions dropped.
An IRGC spokesperson said the country would retaliate if attacks on its energy infrastructure continue.
‘If you can tolerate oil at more than $200 per barrel, continue this game,’ said the spokesperson.Â
Iran has continued to mount its own attacks launching drones and missiles at Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Dubai – where one man was killed by falling shrapnel from an ‘aerial interception’ and two skyscrapers were damaged.