20/03/2026
A senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces said Israeli and US officials could be targeted worldwide, including at recreational and tourist locations.
“From now on, based on the information we have, even recreational and tourist locations around the world will not be safe for you,” Abolfazl Shekarchi said on Friday.
New explosions and fighter jet activity were reported across several Iranian cities around midday Friday.
Witness reports showed jet activity over Nurabad Mamasani, while explosions and flashes were seen in Yazd and a blast was heard in Bushehr. Reports also pointed to strikes on an airbase in Bandar Abbas, with four large explosions heard.
In Semnan, locations including a Basij base and an IRGC site were reported hit, while an area near Shahmirzad was also targeted. Separate reports said the Chamran missile site in Bushehr province’s Jam county was bombed around noon.
The Israeli military said it killed Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini in an overnight airstrike, following intelligence gathered by its Military Intelligence Directorate.
“Naini disseminated the regime’s terrorist propaganda to its proxies across the Middle East,” the military said, describing him as a central figure in messaging tied to attacks against Israel. Iranian state media had earlier.
