Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz
Key Points:
- Power outages occurred in Tehran and Karaj following an attack on a high-voltage tower in Alborz province, with Iranian authorities attributing the damage to shrapnel and working to restore electricity.
- Iran's Energy Ministry blamed the outages on attacks by the "American-Zionist enemy," while Deputy Energy Minister Mustafa Rajabi Mashhadi assured that power transmission stations have been installed to restore electricity within hours.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the Khondab heavy water production plant, attacked by Israel on March 27, has been severely damaged and is no longer operational, though it contained no declared nuclear material.
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported conducting extensive airstrikes involving over 50 fighter jets targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure across Tehran, including critical ballistic missile manufacturing sites and various weapons production and storage facilities.
- The IDF emphasized that the strikes hit one of only two central sites used by Iran's Defense Ministry for producing key ballistic missile components, alongside drone engine and air defense development facilities.