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Iranian state media said Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Bani-Amerian, two political prisoners, were executed on Saturday after their sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court.

They had been sentenced to death in December 2024 alongside four others on charges including “armed rebellion” linked to the exiled opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), while rights group said they were subjected to severe torture to extract confessions.

In recent months, the Islamic Republic has significantly intensified its repressive policies and has even used the label “terrorist” against citizens participating in the January protests.

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The number of US service members wounded in operations against Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury has reached 365, according to Pentagon data.

Of those injured, 247 are Army personnel, 63 Navy, 19 Marines and 36 Air Force members, while the death toll remains at 13.

Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi was appointed as the new spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Ali-Mohammad Naeini who was killed in an airstrike last month.

Mohebbi's decree was signed by the Supreme Leader's envoy to the IRGC, Abdollah Haji-Sadeghi.

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Multiple explosions were reported across Tehran and surrounding areas early Saturday, according to messages received from residents, with one eyewitness describing Friday night as the "most terrifying" one since the beginning of the war.

In the capital, residents in western districts including Jannat Abad, Punak, Shahran, Shahrak-e Azadi, Tehranpars and Ekbatan said they heard one or two powerful blasts between 02:24 and 02:26 local time, with some reporting their homes shaking.

Similar accounts emerged from southern parts of the city, including District 19, Mehrabad, Shahrak-e Rahahan, Eslamshahr and Shahr-e Rey, where some residents also reported power outages and feeling shockwaves.

In Robat Karim, two to three strong explosions were reported around 02:26. Earlier, multiple blasts had been reported at 00:16 in Niavaran and at 00:33 in Robat Karim.

In neighboring Alborz province, residents in Karaj, Golshahr, Mehrshahr, Jahanshahr, Fardis, Garmdareh and Kordan reported hearing explosions and, in some areas, the sound of fighter jets and air defense activity from Friday night into early Saturday.

An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down over Iran, marking the first confirmed loss of an American warplane to Iranian fire in the current conflict, according to US officials.

The aircraft was carrying two crew members who ejected before the crash. US officials said one pilot was rescued, while efforts to locate the second were still ongoing as of early Saturday.

Videos obtained by Iran International showed US military aircraft flying at low altitude in Iran's Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province in the country's southwest.

One of the helicopters carrying a rescued crew member from the F-15 was hit by small-arms fire, injuring those on board, but landed safely in Iraq, US officials told CBS News.

In a separate incident the same day, another US aircraft—an A-10 Thunderbolt II—was hit in the Persian Gulf region, CBS reported citing US officials. The pilot was safely recovered after ejecting.

Iran says its air defenses shot down the warplane, but US officials have not disclosed the cause of the crash.

Iranian authorities also announced a reward for the capture of any surviving US pilot, calling for them to be handed over alive to security forces.

The downing of the F-15E suggests Iran retains the capability to strike US aircraft, despite repeated assertions by President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth that American forces had established air dominance during the five-week war.

The F-15E Strike Eagle is a twin-seat, dual-role fighter introduced in the 1980s, capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. It can reach speeds exceeding Mach 2 and carry a payload of more than 20,000 pounds, and has been used in multiple US military operations in recent decades.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly known as the Warthog, is a single-seat, subsonic attack aircraft introduced in the late 1970s and designed primarily for close air support missions.

Built for durability and firepower, it is optimized to engage ground targets such as tanks and armored vehicles, and is centered around a powerful 30mm cannon. The aircraft can reach speeds of around 450 miles per hour and carry a payload of up to roughly 16,000 pounds.