Explosions were heard in Iran’s capital as Israeli warplanes pounded Tehran in three waves of strikes Wednesday. Less than a week into the conflict, Israel says its aircraft have free rein over the city's skies.
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Explosions were heard in Iran’s capital as Israeli warplanes pounded Tehran in three waves of strikes Wednesday. Less than a week into the conflict, Israel says its aircraft have free rein over the city's skies.
Iran has launched small barrages of missiles at Israel with no reports of casualties, and Israel has eased some restrictions for civilians. Meanwhile, fear grips the Iranian capital as the streets are empty, businesses closed and communications patchy at best. Thousands have fled.
President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday whether he has decided to order a U.S. strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. "I may do it, I may not do it," Trump said in an exchange with reporters at the White House . "I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do."
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected U.S. calls for surrender and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause "irreparable damage" to them.