Iranian media reported that on the 3rd (local time), the headquarters of the Assembly of Experts, the constitutional body that selects Iran's supreme leader, collapsed after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
The Assembly of Experts, a constitutional body made up of 88 clerics serving eight-year terms, is selecting the successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, who died in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on the 28th of last month.
The Assembly of Experts' headquarters is in Qom, a religious city in central Iran, and it was not confirmed whether a meeting was underway there at the time of the bombing.
On the fourth day of armed clashes, the United States and Israel continued a large-scale offensive against several regions in Iran, including Tehran.
According to local media including Mehr News Agency, Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport was attacked. Local media published photos showing the airport with smoke billowing after the bombing.
Local outlets also reported that parked aircraft at Bushehr Airport in the south were damaged in an air raid.
Israel also carried out large-scale strikes on Iran's weapons production facilities and ballistic missile launch bases on the same day.
The Israeli military said, "In Tehran, we struck locations that the Iranian regime uses as weapons production infrastructure. This is a ballistic missile production base."
In central Isfahan, the Israeli military said it targeted dozens of ballistic missile launch bases and storage depots.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Palmachim Airbase and said he would continue a strong offensive against Iran and Hezbollah.
Referring to Hezbollah, which joined Iran's retaliatory attack, Netanyahu said, "You made a big mistake attacking us. We have already responded forcefully and will respond with even greater strength going forward."
He added, "Our pilots are over Iran and Tehran. We will continue to press Iran hard."