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Tehran Briefly Loses Power After Strikes as Peace Push Ramps Up
- On Sunday, electricity outages hit Tehran and Alborz province following attacks on critical infrastructure, according to Iranian state media. Authorities are working to restore power in the affected areas.
- Guided by IDF intelligence, over 50 Israel Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure across three areas simultaneously. Overnight strikes between Saturday and Sunday hit weapon manufacturing sites in Tehran, including an Iran's Defense Ministry ballistic missile component facility.
- Nournews reported that shrapnel damaged a high-voltage tower in Alborz, impacting electricity in Karaj and Tehran. The IAEA confirmed the heavy water production plant at Khondab sustained "severe damage" following an attack on March 27.
- Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mustafa Rajabi Mashhadi stated that transmission stations were installed and power would return to Tehran and Karaj in a few hours. The Iranian Energy Ministry attributed outages to "American-Zionist" attacks on electricity facilities.
- Emergency responders are working at damaged sites like the Qatari Al-Araby TV building in Tehran as the ongoing US-Israeli conflict continues. Government officials are investigating the nature and source of attacks to secure regional infrastructure.
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Strikes knock out power in Tehran, Iran says US plotting ground invasion
Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings on Sunday as a top Iranian official accused the United States of plotting a ground invasion despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal.
For its part, the Iranian Ministry of Energy announced power cuts in Tehran and its region as well as in the neighbouring province of Alborz, following "attacks" against electrical industry facilities.
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C 36%
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