Live: Several blasts heard coming from northern Tehran

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 04, 2026 · 340 words · By FRANCE

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What to know about Live: Several blasts heard coming from northern Tehran

Several blasts were reportedly heard in northern Tehran on Saturday as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.

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What happened

Several blasts were reportedly heard in northern Tehran on Saturday as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.

Why it matters

Meanwhile, Iranian and American forces are racing to recover the missing crew member from an American warplane shot down by Iran on Saturday.

Common ground

Fire reported at foreign oil companies' storage facilities in Iraq after drone strike A fire broke out early on Saturday at storage facilities belonging to foreign oil companies west of Iraq's Basra after a drone strike, security sources told Reuters.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Live: Several blasts heard coming from northern Tehran?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran's military also said it downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with US media saying the pilot was rescued?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran's military also said it downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with US media saying the pilot was rescued.”

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The Guardian cross-reference confirms Iran downed a US A-10 aircraft in the Gulf,𝒕 with US media reporting the pilot was rescued. No additional sources corroborate this specific event.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s military said it also downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with US media saying the pilot was rescued.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/04/middle-ea…

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Claim 2: “Several blasts were reportedly heard in northern Tehran on Saturday as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.”

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Wikipedia entries mention the 2026 Iran war and Middle East conflicts but do not specify blasts in Tehran or dates aligning with the sixth week of the war. No direct evidence supports the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1921 Persian coup d'état, known in Iran as 3 Esfand 1299 coup d'état (Persian: کودتای ۳ اسفند ۱۲۹۹ with the Solar Persian date), refers to several major events in Qajar Persia in 1921, which eventuall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Persian_coup_d'état

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of modern conflicts ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_conflicts_in_th…

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Claim 3: “Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet.”

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Wikipedia entries about Iranian Americans and the National Iranian American Council do not mention a warplane crash or crew recovery. No direct evidence supports the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. According to the National Organization for Civi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Americans

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Iranian-Americans of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_Americans

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Iranian American Council (NIAC; Persian: شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا) is a lobbying group widely viewed as the de facto "Iran Lobby" in Washington, D.C., due to its history of lobbying for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Iranian_American_Coun…

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Claim 4: “Trump asked lawmakers to approve a massive $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the event described in the claim.

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Claim 5: “A fire broke out early on Saturday at storage facilities belonging to foreign oil companies west of Iraq's Basra after a drone strike.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm a fire at oil company facilities in Iraq following a drone strike.

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Claim 6: “The Israeli military said it had begun striking 'Hezbollah infrastructure sites' in Lebanon's capital Beirut.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the event described in the claim.

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Claim 7: “Iranian and American forces are racing to recover the missing crew member from an American warplane shot down by Iran on Saturday.”

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Wikipedia entries about Iran and the National Iranian American Council do not mention a warplane crash or crew recovery efforts. No direct evidence supports the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
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Claim 8: “The blasts occurred at about 7:30 am (0400 GMT) and were accompanied by a loud sound from above as if coming from a drone.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the event described in the claim.

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