U.S. Strikes Reach Tehran Area and Northern Iran

U.S. strikes reached areas around Tehran and northern Semnan Province early Thursday, marking the first expansion toward the capital in the latest renewed fighting, according to Iranian state media and international reports. Air defenses activated in parts of Tehran, while explosions were reported in Semnan and western Lorestan Province. Iranian authorities reported no casualties in Tehran, and the specific targets around the capital were not immediately confirmed. The wider campaign follows repeated American attacks on Iranian command, air-defense, missile, drone and coastal-surveillance sites intended to reduce threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.