Israeli airstrikes hit Iran's state broadcaster in Tehran

Israeli Defense Minister issued an unclear threat following the evacuation notice from the IDF spokesperson to the residents of Tehran's District 3 which is home to Iran's state broadcaster.

"The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappearing. Evacuation of nearby residents has begun," Katz said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that if Israeli attacks persist, the Islamic Republic will respond with much harsher measures, during a phone call with the Sultan of Oman on Monday, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.

“If the United States does not restrain the Zionist regime, Iran will be forced to deliver more painful responses,” IRNA quoted Pezeshkian as saying during the call.

“If aggression continues, much harsher responses await them,” he added.

Eight members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij forces were killed in the early hours of Monday in Khondab, Markazi province, amid what authorities described as “attacks and insecurity caused by the Zionist regime,” according to a statement published by ISNA and other state-affiliated media.

The group included six IRGC members and two Basij volunteers, reportedly killed while on a mission to “defend the Islamic Republic.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Israeli forces targeted Farabi Hospital in the western city of Kermanshah, calling the attack a “grave violation of international law” and a war crime.

“Attacking hospitals and residential areas, reportedly directed by their Defense Minister, is a grave violation of international law,” Baghaei wrote on X. “History will judge; eternal shame awaits the regime’s backers and apologists.”

The Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, however, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had turned buildings near the hospital into weapons depots, making the area a military target and accusing the IRGC of using civilians as “human shields.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the Israeli Air Force has established control over the skies above Tehran.

He said Israel is moving toward achieving its two primary goals: neutralizing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and dismantling its missile arsenal.

Netanyahu also said that citizens in Tehran have been urged to evacuate, as Israel continues its military operations.