Explosion near Quds Day rally in Tehran after Israeli warning
Mar 13th 2026
A blast rocked central Tehran at a state-organized Quds Day rally after Israel posted a warning on a Farsi X account; authorities reported no immediate casualties and several senior Iranian figures were at the scene.
- Explosion struck Ferdowsi Square during the state Quds Day rally in central Tehran after an Israeli warning to clear the area.
- No immediate casualty reports were released and footage showed smoke as attendees chanted at the scene.
- Senior officials including judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and Ali Larijani were at the rally.
- Iran has launched daily missile and drone attacks, effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, and said it will continue strikes while Israel and U.S. report hits on numerous Iranian targets.
- The conflict has pushed Brent crude above $100 per barrel and raised global economic concerns.
- The wider fighting has caused heavy losses regionally, including more than 600 deaths in Lebanon, over 1,300 in Iran, about 12 in Israel, at least 11 U.S. service members, and a U.S. KC-135 crash in Iraq that left four crew dead according to officials.