Israel's air force struck an industrial complex in Iran used to produce chemicals for weapons manufacturing, the military said on Saturday.
The target, located in the south-western city of Mahshahr, included one of two key facilities producing materials for explosives,ballistic missiles and other weapons systems, the military said on Telegram.
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency earlier reported, citing the governor's office, that three impacts had been recorded in the area.
Several petrochemical companies, including Fajr 1 and 2, Rijal and Amir kabir, were hit, according to Iranian reports. Casualties were considered likely, though no official figures were immediately available.
Mahshahr is a port city in Iran's Khuzest an province near the border with Iraq.
Meanwhile, Israel came under renewed fire from Iran overnight. A missile struck an uninhabited area in southern Israel, the military was quoted as saying by The Times of Israel. No injuries were reported.
Earlier in the day, residential buildings in suburbs of Tel Aviv were heavily damaged by rocket fire, according to media reports, leaving four people injured.
At the same time, a drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia from Yemen was intercepted, the military said.
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