explosions

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Residents in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Shiraz reported powerful explosions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

We were two floors underground, and yet we could feel and hear the massive explosions above.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

When AFP visited, explosions rang repeatedly through the burning hot air, as blasts split stone for mining.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Residents of the Israeli town of Shomera near the border with Lebanon said they hear explosions and see smoke rising from the direction of Lebanon all day and night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The fission bomb would spark thermonuclear burning in the fusion bomb, and you would get the combined power of both explosions.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin