Airstrike hits building near Iran’s capital, at least 13 killed
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“An airstrike early on Monday (April 6, 2026) struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran's capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported.”
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“The semiofficial Fars news agency and Nour News reported the strike near Eslamshar.”
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“Neither Israel nor the U.S. claimed the strikes early on Monday (April 6), but they came after Donald Trump issued a profanity-laced threat to Iran that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”
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“Airstrikes early on Monday (April 6) morning also targeted the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran.”
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“Damage to gas distribution site... Iranian media reported the strikes and damage to buildings there, as well as a natural gas distribution site next to the campus.”
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“It wasn't immediately clear what had been targeted on the grounds of the university, which is empty of students as the war has forced all schools in the country into online classes.”
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“Multiple countries over the years have sanctioned the university for its work with the military, particularly on Iran's ballistic missile program, which is controlled by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.”
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“The Guard and other security forces have been using secondary sites as rally points as their bases have come under repeated attack during the war.”
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“The state-run IRAN daily newspaper said in an online message that an airstrike in a residential area of Qom killed at least five people.”
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“It wasn't unclear what the target of the strike was.”
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“Iran has not provided overall casualty figures from the war in days. It also hasn't discussed its materiel losses.”
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