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Multiple explosions heard in Tehran

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Powerful explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday evening, CNN reported from the ground.

The explosions were heard around 9:30 a.m. local time in Iran. The explosions occurred immediately after the activation of alarm sirens in the eastern and western areas of the capital.

According to reports, fighting activities have intensified and explosions are being heard continuously.

It is the ninth day that Israel and Iran have been exchanging airstrikes. On Saturday, Israel announced that it had again struck Iran's nuclear sites, while also declaring that it had stopped about 99 percent of the drones that Iran had launched towards it.

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