Smoke rises following airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on 6 March, 2026 (local time). Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP
Israel says it has launched "broad-scale" strikes on targets in Tehran, as the Iranian state broadcaster reported an explosion in the western part of the city.
"The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has begun a broad-scale wave of strikes" on government targets in the Iranian capital, an Israeli military statement said.
The IDF said earlier it had detected another round of Iranian missile fire headed towards Israel.
A series of explosions were heard in the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv following the Iranian launches.
Israel's emergency services, the Magen David Adom, said it received no reports of casualties after the barrage.
The military issued a statement saying people were free to leave their shelters "in all areas of the country".
Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired at one of its air bases.
Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Friday (local time) at least 1332 Iranian civilians have died so far in the conflict with Israel and the US, and that thousands more have been injured.
US President Donald Trump earlier demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender", while a CNN analysis suggested the girls' school struck early in the conflict was hit by US weapons.
CNN also reported on Saturday (NZT) Russia was providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules departed from Auckland's Whenuapai air base on Saturday, bound for the Middle East to help any New Zealanders who may be stranded by the conflict.
- AFP / Reuters / CNN / RNZ
