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Mar 2 17:40 ET
STRIKE

Strikes Hit Old Parliament Area, Valiasr Street, and Multiple Tehran Districts, Iranian Media Reports

Tasnim and Fars news agencies reported that U.S. and Israeli fighter jets conducted one of the heaviest attacks of the day on Tehran, striking multiple points across the south, east, and north of the city including areas around Valiasr Street, near Jami, and the vicinity of the old Parliament building; the main Parliament building in Baharestan was said to have not been targeted. Khaneh Mellat news agency denied that the Parliament building was struck, while Fars reported police deployed on the street leading to the old Parliament building. Daneshju news agency said more than eight points across Tehran were hit by airstrikes within a single hour.