Messages sent to Iran International described explosions and fighter jet overflights across several Iranian cities early on Wednesday, including Amol, Shiraz, Aligoudarz, Ahvaz, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Chalus, Tehran and Kelardasht.
A message from Amol said repeated fighter jet overflights had been heard from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.
A resident in Chalus reported an explosion near Namak Abroud at around 5:30 a.m., while another in nearby Kelardasht said several fighter jets were heard flying over the city at about the same time.
In Shiraz, residents reported an attack on the Electronics Industries Complex and what they described as a heavy strike on industrial facilities at around 2:20 a.m. They said the explosions were followed by smoke and the smell of gunpowder across the city.
Smoke billows after strikes in Tehran on April 1, 2026
Several messages from Ahvaz said the Meraj IRGC base, Al-Hadid artillery site and the area around the airport had been targeted. Residents also reported a large explosion in the Sepidar area and several blasts near Chaharshir Square at around 4 a.m.
Residents in Bushehr, southern Iran, said the port authority had been targeted, while messages from Bandar Abbas said drones were heard flying near the city’s refinery.
A resident in Aligoudarz, in Lorestan province, said low-flying fighter jets roared over the city at 5:20 a.m., jolting people awake.
In Tehran, residents reported a possible missile strike in the Shian area, around eight explosions in the Pasdaran and Nobonyad districts, and three blasts in Narmak between 5:30 a.m. and 5:40 a.m. Heavy explosions were also reported in western parts of the capital, as well as in Malard and Mahdasht.
Reports from Tehran indicated particularly heavy strikes in the north and northeast of the city. Based on messages from residents, sites linked to the defense industry and the navy may have been hit in those areas.