Iranian citizens have shared footage of the locations of US and Israeli strikes on Saturday morning, despite the regime urging civilians not to publish such information publicly during the 12 Day War in June.
Footage shared by a citizen and republished by Iran International revealed footage of government and IRGC official buildings being targeted in the strikes
One clip alleged Tehran’s Intelligence Ministry was targeted, while others claimed that the Office of the Supreme Leader was hit. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran and was transferred to a secure location, an Iranian official told Reuters, matching earlier reports prior to the strikes.
Thousands of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed or wounded following attacks on several military centers and positions, the semi-official Iranian Student News Agency reported.
Netblocks, a global internet watchdog, confirmed that a near-total internet blackout is being enacted in Iran, similar to those seen when protests erupted last month. The regime shut down internet access to disrupt the organization of protests.
The national connectivity level across the country is said to stand at only 4%.
Reza Pahlavi urges citizens to ready to return to protests
Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi also urged on Saturday morning that citizens to ready themselves to return to the streets in protest against the regime.
Prior to the outage, there were a number of cyberattacks reported to have hit state media sites and websites affiliated with the regime. IRNA, ISNA, Tabnak, and Asr-e Iran were reportedly among those impacted.
Mossad launched a Farsi-language Telegram channel for Iranians to follow news updates on Saturday morning, following the IDF's surprise attacks on Iran as part of the joint US-Israeli operation.
James Genn contributed to this report.