Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran burns following Israeli strikes video

Footage broadcast by state media in Tehran shows a fire at Mehrabad International Airport following airstrikes on the Iranian capital early Saturday morning, according to a report by CNN.

The images show flames and smoke rising from the airport complex after the strikes.

Mehrabad Airport, which opened in 1938, is located close to the centre of the capital of Iran. The facility is owned by the Iranian government and is considered the busiest airport in the country.

Although most international flights have been handled since 2004 by Imam Khomeini International Airport, located outside the city, Mehrabad remains one of the country’s key domestic aviation hubs.

The footage of the fires appeared shortly after the Israel Defence Forces said it had carried out a “large-scale series of strikes” on Tehran early Saturday morning.

By Tamilla Hasanova