Live: Several blasts heard coming from northern Tehran
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“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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— 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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— 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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— 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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“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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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— 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 …
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“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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“Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet.”
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— 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…
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— 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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— 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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“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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— 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…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/04/middle-ea…
“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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“The Israeli military said it had begun striking 'Hezbollah infrastructure sites' in Lebanon's capital Beirut.”
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“Trump asked lawmakers to approve a massive $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027.”
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