Iran-Israel Tensions: Explosion in Tehran as Israel launches ‘preventive missile attack’ on Iran | World News
1 min readNew DelhiFeb 28, 2026 12:14 PM An explosion rang out on Saturday in Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses told news agency Associated Press. Israel’s Defence Miner Israel Katz claimed that his country has launched a preventive missile attack against Iran and declared a state of emergency.
Israel’s military on Saturday said it had protectively sounded air raid sirens in areas across the country “to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward Israel” in retaliation, as per news agency Reuters.
There was no comment from the Iranian government about the blast immediately.
The explosion comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
(This is a developing story and is being updated.)
