Smoke billowing, plane on fire: Iran’s Mehrabad airport on fire as Israel launches airstrikes – WATCH

Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran on Saturday as the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States intensified, with explosions reported at the capital’s Mehrabad international airport and other areas of the city.Videos posted on social media showed strikes and fires at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, with witnesses saying planes were on fire on the tarmac after an explosion at one of the Iranian capital’s main commercial airports.Israel said it had launched “massive” strikes against targets in Tehran, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the west of the city. An Israeli military statement said the “Israel Defense Forces” had begun “large-scale strikes” against government targets in the Iranian capital.Follow live updates on the US-Israel-Iran warWitnesses said the Israeli airstrikes were particularly violent, with explosions shaking houses and sending up thick plumes of smoke. Others reported explosions around the Iranian city of Kermanshah, an area that hosts multiple missile sites. Witnesses spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal, the Associated Press reported.The Israeli military said earlier it had detected another missile launch from Iran towards Israel. After the launch, a series of explosions were heard in Tel Aviv.Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom said there were no reports of casualties following the attack. The military later issued a statement saying people “across the country” were free to leave shelters.Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf states on the seventh day of the war as Israeli warplanes bombed Tehran and Beirut. There were numerous thunderous roars heard over Jerusalem shortly after midnight local time, as Israel said it was working to intercept missiles launched from Iran.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said in a television interview that the “biggest bombing campaign” of the war was yet to come.As the goals and timeline of the war continue to change, the United States and Israel have repeatedly struck Iran targeting its military capabilities, leadership, and nuclear program.On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint military strike on Iranian territory, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, escalating tensions in West Asia.In retaliation, Iran launched drone and missile attacks on several Arab countries.