A powerful fire broke out at an oil depot in Tehran, following a series of Israeli and US air strikes on Iranian energy targets, reports IPN.

According to international press, the strikes targeted several fuel storage facilities in Iran’s capital and in Alborz province, causing large-scale explosions and fires. Dense columns of smoke were observed in the affected cities.

The Iranian Red Crescent has warned that attacks on oil infrastructure could generate massive emissions of toxic compounds into the atmosphere. Experts caution that these substances can combine with precipitation, posing the risk of acid rain.

According to foreign press, this incident marks a significant escalation in tensions between Iran, Israel, and the US, being the first time since the beginning of the confrontations when the Iranian oil infrastructure is directly targeted.