The Washington Post:

Israeli strikes targeting Iranian energy production facilities, manufacturing plants and aviation signaled the start of a wider and more intense phase of the conflict Sunday, as Israeli war planes pursued new targets deeper in Iran’s cities and towns.

Tehran residents reported the heaviest wave of attacks yet on Sunday afternoon, with explosions ringing out every half hour. The Israeli military reported striking “more than 80 targets” in Tehran alone overnight Saturday, and by Sunday afternoon, it said over 250 targets and more than 720 components had been struck.

The targets appear to indicate an expansion of Israel’s war aims beyond the Iranian nuclear facilities that consumed the first days of the conflict. By striking Iranian industry, local security forces and infrastructure, Israel is aiming to degrade the Iranian state, further damage the country’s already reeling economy and possibly trigger regime change, according to analysts and former officials.

The shift appeared to begin Saturday night with strikes on energy infrastructure. Israel attacked Iran’s South Pars, the world’s largest natural gas field, partially suspending production and igniting a fire. Another attack on a fuel depot outside Tehran ignited a massive blaze that drew a crowd snapping mobile video and photos.

Elsewhere Sunday, strikes hit airports, electronics manufacturing plants, police stations, an airplane maintenance site and an office that coordinated Tehran’s mosques, according to social media video and state media reports. Many of the aftermath videos from urban areas showed strike locations just yards away from traffic and pedestrians. Iran’s health ministry said 224 people have been killed in the attacks since Friday.
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In Mashhad, a city on Iran’s eastern edge near the border with Turkmenistan, a strike hit a small regional airport. Ali, a 45-year old computer engineer and local resident, said he could see plumes of smoke from the roof of his building.

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