'Apocalyptic' scenes as Iran's capital pummeled by air strikes

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Iran's capital continues to be smashed by US and Israeli bombardment, with a strike on an oil refinery lighting up the night sky.

The site in Tehran was one of several oil storage sites and refineries struck over the weekend, with a huge fireball sending plumes of smoke and ash into the air and being visible from across the city.

Thick plumes of black smoke were swept over the city, resulting in the rare weather phenomenon of black rain, or "acid rain" falling over the city.

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Tehran's night sky lit up as the city's oil refineries were hit.Fires raged across Tehran as US and Israeli airstrikes continued.

The fires are continuing to burn into the night in Tehran.

As the war enters its second week, the bombardment of Iran has continued, with the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) claiming to have destroyed the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Air Force Headquarters in a strike.

The facility in Tehran operated "the ballistic missile command, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) array, and other air force units," according to IDF spokesman, Brigadier-General Effie Defrin

Around 140 targets were hit on Sunday alone, Defrin said.

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US strikes also continue to have an impact, with an attack on a warship reportedly killing 104 people.

Around 32 people were injured as the IRS Dena was sunk last week, according to semi-official sources in Iran. 

The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency estimates over 1200 civilians have been killed in the strikes since the conflict broke out last Saturday, including 194 children.

Reported with Associated Press and CNN

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