Video released by the IAF claims to show strike on Iran’s armed forces HQ | CNN

Israeli Air Force targets Iranian military headquarters in Tehran

Updated 8:15 AM EST, Sun March 1, 2026

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Israeli Air Force targets Iranian military headquarters in Tehran

CNN has verified video posted by the Israeli air force showing what it claims is a strike against the headquarters of the Iranian armed forces. Along with the video, the air force posted a caption: “The destruction of the Iranian terrorist regime’s headquarters in the heart of Tehran.”

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