US and Israel Strike Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Eyewitnesses Report Burning Plane

Explosions rocked Tehran’s Mehrabad airport as the US‑Israeli war with Iran entered its eighth day, with eyewitnesses reporting a burning plane on the tarmac.

“In maps: Eight days of strikes across the Middle East Explosions have rocked Tehran's Mehrabad airport with eyewitnesses reporting a burning plane on the tarmac, as the US-Israeli war with Iran continued for an eighth day”

BBC

According to BBC reporting, Israel said it struck 16 aircraft in the attack, including some "loaded with weapons [and] cash" bound for Iran’s proxy groups.

BBC

The incident is described as part of a wider series of strikes across the Middle East.

The New York Times confirms that U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continued across central Iran and Tehran, including hits on Mehrabad Airport and nearby oil depots.

Reporting compiled by the New York Times situates the Mehrabad strike within a much broader campaign.

Notable locations hit reportedly include Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound, the Natanz nuclear site, the Garmdarah missile base, and a vessel at Bandar Abbas.

New York Times

The Times’ mapping and satellite imagery indicate this series of strikes and counterstrikes is geographically widespread across Iran and nearby theaters, underscoring the scale and reach of the operations.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a wave of strikes against American and Israeli targets in retaliation, according to New York Times reporting.

“In maps: Eight days of strikes across the Middle East Explosions have rocked Tehran's Mehrabad airport with eyewitnesses reporting a burning plane on the tarmac, as the US-Israeli war with Iran continued for an eighth day”

BBC

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates reported intercepting Iranian missiles and drones amid the exchanges.

Regional defenses and these interceptions reflect how the confrontation has spread beyond Iranian territory into wider Gulf airspace and neighboring states.

Eyewitness accounts described a burning plane at Mehrabad.

Israel claimed it struck multiple aircraft allegedly carrying weapons and cash.

New York Times

Independent mapping by the New York Times depicted an intense, regionally expansive air campaign.

Both outlets placed the Mehrabad attack within a pattern of U.S. and Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliatory launches.

Both outlets signaled an escalation that has produced strikes in Tehran, central Iran, Lebanon and maritime targets in the Gulf.