Iranian capital Tehran under new rounds of airstrikes

The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict entered its 33rd day on Wednesday, with loud explosions heard in Tehran at 5:37 local time and with thick smoke seen rising from eastern and southern parts of the Iranian capital, as the U.S. and Israel launched a new round of airstrikes on Iran. Beyond the capital, explosions were also reported from the night of Tuesday to the early morning of Wednesday in the central city of Isfahan, the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, and the western city of Kermanshah.

In Isfahan, Mobarakeh Steel Company was hit for the second time since the outbreak of the conflict. In Bushehr, U.S.-Israeli strikes targeted civilian facilities linked to a weather station. Following the attack, the weather station and its administrative building were completely destroyed and ceased operation.

From the night of Monday to midday Tuesday, Tehran had experienced two rounds of airstrikes, with multiple explosions occurring and some areas suffering short power outages.

According to the latest statistics released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on Tuesday, the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have so far damaged more than 113,000 civilian facilities, with Tehran province accounting for nearly 40 percent of that total.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Israeli military said its targets on Wednesday were "key assets" within Iran's military production system and that it did not rule out expanding its targeting to include more related facilities in the future.

In response to the Israeli threat, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on the same day warned that companies it accused of involvement in "terrorist espionage" could be targeted, naming several major U.S. technology firms and urging employees and nearby residents to leave the areas.

In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said institutions it claims contribute to intelligence operations, communications technology, and artificial intelligence used in attacks on Iran would be considered "legitimate targets."

The IRGC listed 18 companies, namely Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, DEL, Palantir, Nvidia, JP. Morgan, Tesla, GE, Spire Solution, G42 and Boeing, saying as of 20:00 local time Wednesday, they must await Iran's devastating attacks.

Iranian capital Tehran under new rounds of airstrikes

Iranian capital Tehran under new rounds of airstrikes

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after the alliance failed to join the attacks on Iran, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

When asked if he would reconsider America's membership in the alliance after the conflict, he said the question is "beyond reconsideration," adding, "I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger."

Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with NATO for "not being there," saying it was "actually hard to believe."

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump would make a decision on the future of NATO given the fact that some U.S. allies refuse to provide support, after the end of U.S. military operations against Iran.

Following Trump's criticism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is not changing his position on the war.

Multiple European countries have kept their distance from the conflict with Iran. Starmer on Monday said his country will not get dragged into the conflict "whatever the pressure and whoever it's coming from," while Spain on Monday closed its airspace to all flights related to the U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran.

Trump calls NATO 'paper tiger,' considers withdrawal