TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An explosion rang out Saturday in Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses said.
There was no immediate comment from the government about the blast. The explosion came as tensions are high between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Meanwhile, sirens sounded across Israel. It wasn’t immediately clear if both were connected. The Israeli military said that the “proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward the state of Israel.”
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