You have one new wave of attacks against military infrastructure launched across the country, the army announced on Telegram on Sunday morning. The target was several fuel depots, according to an Iranian oil ministry source quoted by local news agencies. Iranian authorities reported attacks on several oil depots.

Gigantic fireball over burning oil depot

For example, the Shahran refinery was hit. Videos show a thick cloud of smoke. There was also a major fire in the Aqdasieh fuel depot. Footage from locals shows a gigantic fireball and rising, dark plumes of smoke.

According to “CNN” reporter Frederik Pleitgen, “black rain” is currently falling over Tehran. “You can see that the rain, the rainwater is actually black – and apparently also saturated with oil.”

The Reuters news agency confirmed the location of the videos based on the road layout, electricity poles and trees, which match archive and satellite images. The date the video was shot could not be verified, but no older version could be found before Sunday.

Federal government withdraws embassy employees from Tehran

After more serious attacks by the USA and Israel on the Iran The federal government had the staff of the German embassy in the capital Tehran temporarily brought to safety on Saturday. The Foreign Office in Berlin said that the staff had been temporarily relocated from the country due to the threat situation. However, the accessibility of the embassy is still guaranteed. “The temporary relocation follows a reduction that took place as a precautionary measure in mid-January,” it said.