{"id":188,"date":"2026-03-18T20:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/fuel-storage-at-yazd-airport-in-iran-reportedly-targeted-by-u-s-israeli-strikes\/188\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:51:07","slug":"fuel-storage-at-yazd-airport-in-iran-reportedly-targeted-by-u-s-israeli-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/fuel-storage-at-yazd-airport-in-iran-reportedly-targeted-by-u-s-israeli-strikes\/188\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel storage at Yazd Airport in Iran reportedly targeted by U.S.-Israeli strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An unverified report circulated on social media claiming that fuel storage facilities at Yazd Airport in central Iran were targeted in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike. The claim appeared in a post by Open Source Intel on X (formerly Twitter) on March 18, 2026, accompanying a photo and describing the development as \u201cNOW.\u201d There has been no independent confirmation from Iranian authorities or Western governments, and no official casualty or damage figures have been released. Iran has not publicly commented on the report. 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