At least 20 explosions were reported in the city of Karaj in Tehran province in the past hour, according to an Iranian opposition channel. A Basij base reportedly was among the targets struck. The claims are unverified.
A wave of at least 20 explosions was reported in Karaj, west of Tehran, within the past hour (by approximately 01:10 UTC June 11), according to an Iranian opposition channel shared by journalist Hananel Aviv. The same source claims at least one IRGC Basij base was among the targets. This update follows a sequence that began with a single explosion reported in Karaj around 00:13 UTC, followed by a second blast that local sources described as airstrikes, and then a salvo of about 12 explosions — all reported before 00:51 UTC. The current tally is the largest yet, but remains unverified by independent or state sources.
The desk has tracked six prior bulletins on Karaj since 00:13 UTC. The first report came from an opposition source; within minutes, Mehr News Agency confirmed an explosion in the city, lending semi-official weight to that initial event. Subsequent reports added fighter jet sounds and multiple blasts, with local sources calling them airstrikes — though no Iranian or international official has confirmed the cause. The escalation from one explosion to 20 across the hour shows a clear intensification, but attribution and damage assessments remain absent from any authoritative channel.
Karaj is a major logistics and military hub west of the capital. Over the past three nights, The Zioneer has reported strikes on air defense, radar, and command-and-control infrastructure in southern Iran (Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Kangan port), as well as air defense activation in Tehran and an explosion near Zahedan air base in the east (reported June 10, 00:34 UTC). The reported targeting of a Basij base in Karaj, if confirmed, would mark a significant expansion of the campaign into a long-standing paramilitary site adjacent to Tehran.
The opposition channel claims cannot be independently confirmed. No official Iranian or US statement has acknowledged operations in Karaj; no casualty figures or damage imagery have surfaced. The state outlet Mehr confirmed only the initial explosion, and has not commented on the subsequent waves.
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