13 killed as airstrike hits Tehran amid Trump's threat to reopen Hormuz

Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes early Monday, but they came after Trump issued a profanity-laced threat to Iran that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran
13 killed in Tehran after an airstrike hits residential area (Photo: Reuters)

An airstrike early Monday struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported.

The semiofficial Fars news agency and Nour News reported the strike near Eslamshar.

It wasn’t clear why the building had been struck.

Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes early Monday, but they came after Trump issued a profanity-laced threat to Iran that it must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Published By:
Akash Chatterjee
Published On:
Apr 6, 2026 09:00 IST

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