Top updates: Israel strikes Iranian oil depots near Tehran

The Israeli military struck several Iranian fuel storage sites late on Saturday, triggering large explosions and fires in Tehran and the neighbouring city of Karaj, Al Jazeera reported.

Iran’s Ministry of Oil said that multiple oil depots in Tehran and Alborz provinces had been targeted, New York Times reported. The Israeli military confirmed the strikes, saying it had attacked several fuel storage and energy facilities in Tehran that were allegedly being used by Iran’s armed forces, the newspaper reported.

On Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also accused the United States of attacking a desalination plant on Qeshm Island, a water treatment facility that removes salt from seawater to produce fresh drinking water.

In a post on X, Araghchi said the strike had impacted water supply in 30 villages.

“Attacking Iran’s infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences,” Araghchi said. “The US set this precedent, not Iran.”

Here are more top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps later said it had struck the US’ Naval Support Activity in Bahrain in response, alleging that the base had been used earlier in the day to attack the desalination plant, AFP reported. Desalination plants are a key source of drinking water across the Gulf region, where many countries rely on such facilities.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that...

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