US-Israeli strike kills four in residential building near Tehran

Four people were killed, and eight others injured after a US-Israeli attack targeted a four-story residential building in the Mehrshahr area of the Iranian city of Karaj, located in Iran's Alborz province west of Tehran on Wednesday morning, Mehr News Agency reported. Iranian media also reported that parts of the capital Tehran were simultaneously targeted in the morning attacks. There were no immediate official statements regarding the extent of damage or possible casualties in Tehran.

Strikes on Tehran

Powerful explosions were heard earlier Wednesday in multiple areas of Iran's capital, with blasts striking northeastern, western and central parts of Tehran. Plumes of smoke were visible from distant districts, an Anadolu correspondent reported. Around the same time, the sounds of explosions were also heard in Karaj.

Conflict context

The US and Israel have been carrying out airstrikes on Iran since Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people according to Iranian authorities, including former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 150 schoolgirls. Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

Civilian toll

The attack on a residential building in Karaj adds to the mounting civilian death toll in Iran. Iranian officials report that hundreds of civilians, including women and children, have been killed in airstrikes across the country since the war began.