ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US and Israeli forces resumed attacks on Iranian military and security facilities in Rojhelat, the Kurdish areas of western Iran, on Monday after a pause of more than a week, striking several locations in West Azerbaijan and Lorestan provinces.
Monday marks the 24th day since the start of the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, with the latest wave of strikes carried out from Sunday night to Monday afternoon.
Rojhelat
US and Israeli forces bombarded one site in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, and two locations on its outskirts on Monday morning, with US sources identifying one of the targets as a missile base.
Regarding the target inside the city, Lorestan officials stated that a building in a residential neighborhood was struck, causing damage to several surrounding houses. The attack resulted in casualties; the governor of Lorestan announced that as of Monday afternoon, nine people had died and more than 40 others were wounded as a result of the strike.
Additionally, a building was targeted in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province, on Monday morning. Following the attack, electricity was cut off in several neighborhoods of the city. However, the director of electricity for Urmia stated that the power outage issues were resolved by Monday before noon.
Tehran and other provinces
Dozens of sites were also struck across Tehran, Isfahan, Alborz, Kerman, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Hormozgan, Bushehr, and Khuzestan on Monday.
The bulk of the attacks were concentrated in Tehran and its outskirts. Since Sunday night, strikes have targeted multiple areas across north, southeast, west, and central Tehran, including the neighborhoods of Niavaran, Andarzgu, Farmanieh, Nobonyad, Chizar, Yousef Abad, and Tehranpars, the streets of Mokran, Pirouzi, Heravi, South Kargar, and Pasteur, as well as the areas around Azadi, Namaz, and Enqelab squares.
One of the sites hit in Tehran was an electronic industry facility linked to the Iranian ministry of defense, and Iranian media reported that a school in southeastern Tehran was also struck in Monday’s attacks.
In addition to the city center, several locations were targeted on the road from Tehran to Damavand, as well as in the Kheirabad area of Varamin.
A spokesperson for the Tehran Municipality announced on Monday that 468 locations in the Iranian capital have been targeted since the start of the war. He added, "24,000 residential units have been damaged."
On Monday morning, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Air Force base in the southern city of Bushehr was struck again. The headquarters of the Bushehr provincial meteorology department was also targeted.
Several locations were also bombed within the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province. One of the targets was a residential building in the Shahrak-e Nasr neighborhood. Additionally, a target inside a city park in Tabriz was hit. Iranian media reported that six people lost their lives as a result of the two attacks.
At approximately 1 am Monday (Iran time), three locations in and around the city of Isfahan province were bombarded. A military base was also attacked outside the city of Shahin Shahr in the province.
Late Sunday night, two locations were targeted in the city of Shiraz in Fars province. Furthermore, near the city of Talish in Gilan province, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, an IRGC base and a military airport were bombarded.
Several targets in southern Iran’s Hormozgan and Bushehr provinces were struck throughout Sunday and Sunday night. Residents of Bushehr reported that five locations in the city were hit between 10 and 10:30 pm.
In Hormozgan province, several locations in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Lengeh were attacked from Sunday evening until Monday morning.