Tehran, March 1, 2026 (AFP) - Powerful blasts heard in Tehran: AFP journalists

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2026-03-01

A series of powerful blasts were heard on Sunday evening in Tehran, though their origin was not immediately known, according to AFP journalists, as Israel and the United States kept up strikes on Iran for a second day. At least three detonations shook the capital around 8:30 pm local time (1700 GMT), rattling the windows of one AFP journalist's apartment. The ISNA news agency also reported "several" explosions in eastern and northeastern Tehran.......

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