The war between the United States, Israel, and the Iranian regime dramatically escalated Saturday night after Israeli forces, coordinating with U.S. military assets, launched massive strikes targeting Iranian oil infrastructure in and around Tehran.
Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported that the Israeli Air Force struck oil storage depots and refinery facilities in Tehran.
Israeli officials confirmed that the operation focused on fuel depots and energy infrastructure believed to support Iran’s military operations.
IDF wrote on X:
STRUCK: Several Fuel Storage Complexes Belonging to the IRGC in Tehran
Guided by IDF intelligence, the IAF struck these complexes, where the Iranian terrorist regime would distribute fuel to multiple military entities in Iran.
The strike significantly deepens the damage to the military infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime.
STRUCK: Several Fuel Storage Complexes Belonging to the IRGC in Tehran
Guided by IDF intelligence, the IAF struck these complexes, where the Iranian terrorist regime would distribute fuel to multiple military entities in Iran.
The strike significantly deepens the damage to… pic.twitter.com/T1csYf4PCp
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 7, 2026
In a statement to Itay Blumenthal, IDF said:
“We attacked several fuel depots that served the military forces of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran.” According to the statement, “The military forces of the Iranian regime use fuel tanks directly and frequently to operate military infrastructure, and with their help, the Iranian terror regime transfers fuel to various consumers, including military entities in Iran. This is a significant strike that constitutes an additional layer in deepening the damage to the military infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime. The IDF will continue to act forcefully in order to strike the regime extensively and remove threats to the State of Israel.”
צה”ל בהודעה רשמית: “תקפנו מספר מאגרי דלק ששימשו את הכוחות הצבאיים של משטר הטרור האיראני בטהרן”. לפי ההודעה, “הכוחות הצבאיים של המשטר האיראני משתמשים באופן ישיר ותכוף במיכלי הדלק להפעלת תשתיות צבאיות, ובעזרתם משטר הטרור האיראני מעביר דלק לצרכנים שונים, ובהם הגופים הצבאיים באיראן.… pic.twitter.com/26dKAmGfOg
— איתי בלומנטל Itay Blumental (@ItayBlumental) March 7, 2026
Massive fires were reported at storage facilities as explosions rocked parts of Tehran late Saturday.
Social media videos show huge fires that lit up the skyline and sent thick plumes of smoke into the night sky.
WATCH:
תיעוד מטורף מטהרן הלילה: לראשונה בתי זיקוק ונפט מותקפים מהאוויר, זה לא הסוף pic.twitter.com/NJSSS5jhYW
— איתי בלומנטל Itay Blumental (@ItayBlumental) March 7, 2026
JUST IN: Scenes in Tehran after the US bombed an Iranian oil depot. pic.twitter.com/MRbMRxI9Ge
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 7, 2026
Footage from Tehran shows the “Shahran” fuel facility engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
להבות ועשן עולים ממחסן הנפט “שחראן” שבצפון מערב טהראן | תיעוד תוצאות התקיפה הישראלית @RamEliBrandts https://t.co/6XKWaUudb8 pic.twitter.com/peU1qYSRAw
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) March 7, 2026
According to CNN, massive waves of airstrikes are pounding Iran’s capital city.
WATCH:
“Massive waves of airstrikes are coming down on the Iranian capital.”@fpleitgenCNN joins OutFront for his first live report on CNN from Tehran since the war began. He and photojournalist @claudiaotto were the first journalists from a US network on the ground in Tehran. CNN… pic.twitter.com/G0moY9mnuj
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) March 7, 2026
CNN reported:
Israel has begun striking oil storage sites in Iran as part of the next phase of the war, an Israeli source told CNN.
The Israeli military said it struck fuel sites in Tehran on Saturday evening that distribute fuel “to various consumers, including military entities in Iran.”
“This is a significant strike that constitutes an additional step in deepening the damage to the military infrastructure of the Iranian terrorist regime,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.
Video from Reuters also showed flames and smoke rising from the Shahran oil refinery in Tehran.
On Thursday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Israel was moving to the next phase of the operation, but he did not detail what the coming steps entailed. In a video statement, Zamir said, “In this phase, we will further dismantle the regime and its military capabilities. We have additional surprises ahead which I do not intend to disclose.”
After the Tehran refinery was targeted, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it fired missiles at the Haifa refinery in Israel.
IRGC hits the Haifa refinery by Kheibar Shekan missiles in response to oil reserve tanks in Southern Tehran that came under Israeli air raids minutes earlier pic.twitter.com/oeIdR5fWex
— Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) March 7, 2026
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