The US carried out an attack on an ammunition depot in Isfahan, Iran

The US army carried out an attack using anti-bunker bombs on an ammunition depot in Isfahan, Iran, on the night from Monday to Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. At the same time, Saudi Arabia and the UAE intercepted Iranian missiles, and the authorities in Tehran firmly denied reports of negotiations with the US.

According to the daily, which cites an anonymous American official, the army used a “large number” of anti-bunker bombs weighing approximately 900 kg at night to destroy the arsenal. US President Donald Trump posted a thirty-one-second video on the Truth Social platform showing powerful explosions.

Separately, CNN confirmed explosions near the Mosalla mosque. Their length and intensity (so-called secondary explosions) suggest that the impact effectively detonated the ammunition stored there.

Iranian media also reported explosions in many parts of Tehran and power outages. Shortly earlier, the Israeli army urged residents of a residential area in the Iranian capital to stay in shelters in anticipation of an attack targeting “military infrastructure.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagei firmly rejected claims about ongoing diplomatic talks. “We did not conduct any negotiations with America during these thirty-one days,” he said in a statement, adding that the American proposals reached the country only through designated intermediaries.

In response to the attacks by Israel and the US that have been ongoing for over a month, the authorities in Tehran have approved a plan to introduce fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz and to ban entry for ships from countries imposing sanctions. Since the beginning of the conflict, traffic on this route, which under normal conditions is approximately 20 percent. world oil volume, decreased by 95%.

“The Israeli army has identified missiles fired from Iran towards Israeli territory. Defense systems are in action to intercept this threat,” the army said on Telegram, and a few minutes later it canceled the alert. According to AFP, about 10 explosions were heard over Jerusalem during the night. The Israeli military said four soldiers were killed and two wounded during fighting in southern Lebanon.

There was also unrest in other countries in the region. In the United Arab Emirates, shrapnel from intercepted missiles injured four people in Dubai. Local services reported extinguishing the fire on the Kuwaiti tanker Al Salmi, which was hit by an Iranian drone. Saudi Arabia neutralized eight ballistic missiles. At the same time, US aircraft struck bases in Iraq.

The war continues to hit Asian markets. Stock exchange indices in South Korea. and Japan recorded declines at the opening by 3.82%, respectively. and 2.24 percent On Tuesday, the price for a barrel of Brent was USD 109.78, while WTI broke the barrier of USD 100. (PAP)

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